The Chinese have published a shit-ton of information. Our CDC, just like test kits seems to be awash in NIH (not invented here), rock stars, and medal hunters.
1.) Fecal Oral, doesn't mean you get it from dirty toilet paper, it's a warning sign the virus persists in the environment. It's getting picked up by touching shit, literally and figuratively, droplet spread from coughing etc.
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2.) Its stable as an aerosol. In a plane if your'e next to a spreader, you're gonna get it.
Part of my job is to understand mixing and computational fluid dynamics (in the case of air, it's not much different than liquid). Outdoors, with plenty of fresh air and a few feet of distance a mask isn't doing anything.
It's hard to pick up infections by breathing others breath, unless you're in close contact. Any mask won't work for a true aerosol in close contact frequently. Most masks will work a lot better than nothing. 75% reduction is risk is better than nothing.
The hoarders bought up all the N95's and now Nurse Ratchet is unprotected. It's a shit show. Fucking measles is spread this way, and is just as likely to turn into a pandemic with all the anti-vaxxers running around. Every damn doc in a box, and ER should have a months supply at least. They fucking charge $500 for a liter of salt water... the PBM's can at least protect the help.
I wish I took a picture at the grocery store in thailand today. taking everybody's temperature before you're allowed in the store (good screen to identify people). Most people here are wearing masks. Can't say they won't have an outbreak, but they were among the first to have cases and yet, and don't see an explosion like in USA. |
