A Weak Army Fighting an All-Out War
Aerosol is the ONLY way to explain superspreading
In digging deep into the world of aerosol SARS-CoV-2 transmission (small airborne particles that travel more than six feet and linger in the air for hours), I am flabbergasted. We’re in an all-out war with COVID, spending trillions, but we’re uneducated, disorganized, and divided. Throughout the U.S., deadly health orders prioritize rare surface transmission and fail to mention aerosol.
Pre-COVID, I played goaltimate frisbee at Palo Alto’s Greer Park with my buddy Frank Vigil. We both had sports and professional interests in COVID. We both want to get safely back on the grass at Greer, but goaltimate has enough panting and close contact to be problematic until every player is vaccinated. Frank, a Mechanical Engineer, comes from an Intel cleanroom background and is on the leading edge of the indoor air safety technology space. My work serves COVID-vulnerable populations.
Frank and I climbed the COVID transmission knowledge ladder together. We were able to access national and local experts {Professors Michael Osterholm, Shelly Miller, Jose-Luis Jimenez, and Erin Bromage; ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers); a scrupulous local HVAC professional; four commercial property managers managing over 30M square feet; public transit safety staff}.
