Interesting...

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Link to tweet

[elleng]

1. 'The virus hovers in rooms for hours.'

[malaise]

2. Sorry Kim

I'll go with the MDs on this one

[malaise]

3. Sorry Kim

I'll go with the MDs on this one

[bottomofthehill]

4. Yes, funny how that is, they wear the mask

Where Covid could be hovering and remove the mask when they leave. Why would you continue to wear it once you leave the room?

I don’t get what your are putting down. But, I will go with the MD practice over the PHD guess work on this one…..

[bottomofthehill]

6. Is your PHD from liberty or the like?

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9. Her bio...

Kimberly Prather is an American scientist who is an Atmospheric Chemist, Distinguished Chair in Atmospheric Chemistry, and a Distinguished Professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UC San Diego. Her work focuses on how human emissions are influencing the atmosphere, climate, and human health.

https://kprather.scrippsprofiles.ucsd.edu/

[Ponietz]

14. Yeah, but what does that matter if her message makes people uncomfortable?

Easier to just dismiss her point entirely on a snap judgment and move onto the next cat video.

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16. Science.

[stillcool]

5. I would think the virus hovering in the body

is a bit different than that in the air.

[Vinca]

7. That doesn't make sense since the potential Covid patient would have walked through the

hall to the examination room which means the doctor wouldn't be safe taking his or her mask off when leaving the exam room.

[Ponietz]

15. Bingo!

That’s the point she’s making.

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17. Well the potential Covid patient may or may not be wearing a mask.

Probably required at most clinics and hospitals.

[bottomofthehill]

8. After reading her Twitter I don't think she is an anti mask nut

I don’t get what she is driving at here.

[kcr]

11. This is how I read it

I think her claim is some rules like the 6-foot rule actually facilitates spread by giving people a false sense of security, which is why doctors were removing their masks when patients left the room, even though covid still remains in the air.

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12. I knew a nurse who worked with very sick Covid pts last year

including the first few months when they had to re-use masks. She did not take her mask off between patients because they were told it was not safe to do so. I think things may be more lax now because of the vaccine.

[kcr]

13. I'm sure. I've been in the hospital twice during the pandemic

Not because of covid. The second time was after the vaccine. Everyone always had their masks on both times. I guess it was possible they were taking off their masks when I couldn't see, but somehow I doubt it.

[luv2fly]

10. Given that it is a holiday weekend

I'll chalk this one up to drunk twittering.

[Earth-shine]

18. Six feet of separation, 15 minutes, and more was advice for the Alpha virus.

For this year's virus, Delta, these rules are inadequate.

"They" no longer talk about droplets. They say Delta is airborne.