Kerth O'Brien

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[Kerth O'Brien @kerthobrien]

“The person who identifies a problem in the field is not the problem.” — Dr Mike Ryan. @SPSSI_UN_NGO @spssi @NeilLewisJr @StanfordSPARQ

[Mrigank Shail, MD @mrigankshail]

Something very special happens when we listen to people. @DrMikeRyan

[The Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation UK @CRFoundationUK]

Plague - airborne
Smallpox- airborne
Measles - airborne
1918 pandemic flu - airborne
COVID-19 - airborne

If you were going to guess the transmission route of the next pandemic, what would you guess?

[Taylor Kay Phillips @TayKayPhillips]

Literally no one understands something more completely than a woman in a meeting who starts a question with “Just so I understand…”

[Kerth O'Brien @kerthobrien]

@karlyn_adams I hope you get to enjoy Montréal 😎

[Kerth O'Brien @kerthobrien]

@_danigilbert @EdgeforScholars In addition to the electric water kettle (which goes without saying), I brought in a poster of a landscape by artist Katie Todd. https://t.co/uB71O7w0ht

[uché blackstock, md @uche_blackstock]

It's truly unfortunate that both domestically and globally, other than vaccines-which I'm truly grateful to science for-there have been no significant improvement/investments in our public health infrastructure to keep people and their communities safe.

https://t.co/nn8EykHu5J

[Sam Ghali, M.D. @EM_RESUS]

Hi, ER Doc here.

If your nose is bleeding, DO NOT TILT YOUR HEAD BACK. This just makes the blood drip down the back of your throat and you will then swallow and/or choke on it. Pinch the soft part of your nose and TILT YOUR HEAD FORWARD. Please tell your friends about this.

[Forest Service NW @ForestServiceNW]

Happy #NationalWildflowerWeek ! The PNW has a large variety of wildflowers, we hope you can get out and see some soon!

[Jeff Gilchrist @jeffgilchrist]

Since good mask material filters >95% of particles, the most/only important component for you to consider is how well the mask seals on *your* face under multiple conditions to know how much unfiltered air is leaking into the mask exposing you to pathogens outside the mask. 6/

[Forest Service NW @ForestServiceNW]

Wide open blue skies. Warmer weather in the #PNW this weekend! What are you going to do with it?

[Kerth O'Brien @kerthobrien]

@karlyn_adams Hooray!! Thanks for sharing this news — AND I feel sure you’ll have a wonderful first sabbatical.

[Kerth O'Brien @kerthobrien]

@WestcoastBCLife @ApricotTreeCaf1 @ShopprsDrugMart @ColleenDerkatch An alternative might be #masks the earliest 2 hours businesses are open each day. That way masked people may breathe relatively COVID-free air (per Swiss cheese model). Word would need to get around about which businesses do this. #COVIDisAirborne #CovidIsNotOver

[Michael Olesen 💉😷🇺🇸🇺🇦 @maolesen]

This is troubling. I had been highlighting how COVID cases have been doubling almost weekly. When I was going to update today, I see that they are not reporting data.

[Mushtaq Bilal, PhD @MushtaqBilalPhD]

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[Kerth O'Brien @kerthobrien]

@JimRosenthal4 This is very sad news. I’m sorry.

[Kerth O'Brien @kerthobrien]

@ChristiTerrana @LakotaMan1 Also from #Oregon

[Whatsinaname @Whatsinname42]

Help me understand why we can’t get boosters until the Fall?? We know they wane after 3-6 months. We know big pharma wants the money so why can’t we get them??

[Cosmic Gaia @CosmicGaiaX]

Celestial beauty in motion 🌌🌠🏞️

[✍️🪽 @WinglyCoded]

@GangstHannah Make a corsi-rosenthal box!! Just as effective as a HEPA filter but generally 1/4 of the cost. We built two when I had Covid and I managed to not spread it to my husband or my kids!!