Raghu Venugopal MD we did that at the Cross Cancer centre in Edmonton and promptly had an outbreak.
HC facilities have an obligation to be safe spaces for their vulnerable patients.
Asymptomatic airborne spread means we need to do universal HCW masking until there isn't covid in the community.

Essential reminder:
Human-to-human transmission of influenza can be stopped.
We stopped all flu strains for two fall/winter seasons.

H-t-h transmission of H5N1 can be prevented & stopped.

Humanity knows how 👇

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Mask aversion is an expensive hobby.

With universal masking at schools & healthcare ~5300 flu hospital admissions likely could've been prevented in the last 2 years and probably 2/3 of COVID admissions (~7000)

multiply 12,300 by cost of an admission

i (masked) went into the optometrist, and when i took a step toward the unmasked staff person, they backed right away from me.
nothing about this makes sense to me. did they retreat bc they thought i was ill? if so, they recognize risk. why aren’t they masking?

Norovirus is airborne. For 800, so far.

The reason that the CDC are telling cattle farmers to mask using n95 masks is because they work to reduce risk of transmission of airborne viruses.

They're not doing any studies on it because the science is ALREADY COMPLETELY SOLID.

It’s amazing to watch a T cell killing a cancer cell!
And it’s sad to think that Sars-Cov-2 can cause T cell exhaustion of these magnificent protectors of our life… so that they no longer function as killers of invaders.
twitter.com/historyinmemes…

His risk continuum is his. I am NOT criticizing him.

But having read every single SARS-COV-2 transmission study available world-wide?

There is no way that I would let CO2 levels lift or lower my N95.

Three words - Near Field Aerosols. They rule indoors or outdoors.

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One reason this timeline has been so provoking is it reminds me of high school. Fit in with the masses (e.g. COVID is over) or you're not part of the in-crowd.

But also just like high school, the independent thinkers went on to be changemakers & drive innovation as adults

THIS THIS THIS THIS THIS

Dr. Sean Mullen My GP was the only one masked (aside from me) when I went in to my physical last week. She caught Covid - twice - from asymptomatic patients and she said she’s never letting her guard down again.

Oh FFS. No. We're not doing this too. No.

Watch this outstanding video/simulation showing how MERV 13 filters in a #corsirosenthalbox can outperform a HEPA air cleaner! It is Filter + Fit + Flow!

Better messaging than from WHO: 👇

Interesting analysis relevant to COVID-19 transmission while shopping in stores.

WHO knew SARS1 was AIRBORNE

Tedros knew SARS2 was and warned at the beginning “Corona is AIRBORNE”

Why did Mike Ryan set the world on a path of ineffective droplet mitigation, loosing any chance of stopping a global pandemic?

Teacher shortage?
Do something about Covid!

Endless Cycle of Sickness?
Do something about Covid!

High absences in schools?
Do something about Covid!

Shortage of Healthcare workers?
Do something about Covid!

Recognize the theme yet?

#Covid19 #NotMild   #Maskup

Lady Chuan My friend stopped pushing her diseases at me when I replaced respiratory with vascular.
'I don't want a vascular disease!'
Haven't heard 'mild' since.

No amount of urgent attention to enhanced ventilation is going to stop goddamned close range transmission from sick patients to the unmasked healthcare providers who are putting their faces all up in the sick people’s faces. What is wrong with people

UV222 is not a replacement for filtered air

Just the opposite

You should have 6 ACH of filtered air first

Then add in Upper Air UV254 or Ceiling mount UV222 to achieve the additional eACH you wish to target