Richard Thomas

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@painintheass111 @GavinSulli80725 @JonathanPieNews Russia did invade Ukraine though, not other way round? I'm not aware of Ukraine taking Russian territory only wishing to join NATO.

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@BuzzFreeman @AnonRats @dchen6 @Kathy_BFisher @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd There were a number performed, https://t.co/ejwck6EI0G. Unfortunately there was a lot of debate at the time. some claims that deaths were being attributed to covid just due to a test being positive. Most illnesses have lots of underlying predispositions.

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@BuzzFreeman @AnonRats @dchen6 @Kathy_BFisher @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd I mean that's difficult for pretty much all microbes known to humans. Koch showed it with a select few but there were advantages to those he was researching as he could mimic transmission path.

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@BuzzFreeman @AnonRats @dchen6 @Kathy_BFisher @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd Thanks. Don't assume i believe public health officials are beyond reproach too - i think they can and should be doing more research to understand how viruses transmit and how best to diagnose and control. Covid was like 13th century all over, we can do better.

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@BuzzFreeman @AnonRats @dchen6 @Kathy_BFisher @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd https://t.co/RvOeLRW0rK many studies fail as we do not really understand how best to collect from air, our bodies are much more effective at doing it than our traditional sampling approaches.

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@BuzzFreeman @AnonRats @dchen6 @Kathy_BFisher @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd Who is Mr Mullis.

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@BuzzFreeman @AnonRats @dchen6 @Kathy_BFisher @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd https://t.co/Yp87WMhT6z here's one for HIV. Viruses are notoriously difficult. If more effort was focused on how transmission occurred and where viruses reside in tissues rather than conspiracy theories we may have half a chance to stop them.

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@BuzzFreeman @AnonRats @dchen6 @Kathy_BFisher @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd Why are you willing to believe Rasnick? Because it fits your theory. It's not finished at all. I articulated why masks xan work and you came back with no response. Instead this. HIV is real. SARS-CoV2 is real. Understanding transmission is hard.

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@BuzzFreeman @Kathy_BFisher @dchen6 @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd In real world there are many many susceptible people interacting with an infected individual at close proximity over many many hours or days. That is difficult to replicate experimentally.

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@BuzzFreeman @Kathy_BFisher @dchen6 @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd Because they're unlikely to get controlled. You need to understand shedding of the virus before you can infect. Try at wrong point then you will never infect.

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@BuzzFreeman @Kathy_BFisher @dchen6 @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd I'm not aware of any of those studies. You will need to inhale an infectious dose. Studies suggest people are most infectious before showing symptoms, so pre-coughing.

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@BuzzFreeman @Kathy_BFisher @dchen6 @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd Regarding the mosquito net. Imagine 100 nets all at slightly different angle overlaid on each other. The holes would be much smaller than the single sheet - that's your mask filter. Some have less sheets or not as good seals and are less effective.

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@BuzzFreeman @Kathy_BFisher @dchen6 @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd It's not the same unless you have the mosquitos in a soup of dried solids like viruses reside in respiratory particles. Rebreathing of waste? If you mean CO2. It's a gas. If you think viruses can pass through a mask then a vapour will even more readily.

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@dchen6 @Kathy_BFisher @BuzzFreeman @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd There was i thinking masks filtered air and relative lack of efficacy was probably due to imperfect seals that could be improved or the mask used alongside other mitigations to improve efficacy of both. Everything is a conspiracy these days. Ridiculous.

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@dchen6 @Kathy_BFisher @BuzzFreeman @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd Both can be used as part of a layered approach. Even better is not putting yourself in same breathing zone as a person suffering from a respiratory infection.

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@Kathy_BFisher @BuzzFreeman @dchen6 @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd Nobody rigged or lied. There's loads of conspiracy theories, it's like living in the 1300s. If concerned about eyes and ears wear goggles and ear muffs. Masks are not cure all, just one mitigation amongst layers to reduce risk.

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@BuzzFreeman @dchen6 @luckytran @trishgreenhalgh @jvipondmd You need to define ultrafine particles. Viruses emitted from humans are within body fluids, so the particles are orders of magnitude larger than a single virion.