> The 4-word tweet (from March 2020) is clearly an oversimplification for people who are only willing to read 4 words. I'm not sure why you would make such a m

> The 4-word tweet (from March 2020) is clearly an oversimplification for people who are only willing to read 4 words. I'm not sure why you would make such a misguided claim. >Two years after the pandemic began, we finally have a good understanding of how COVID-19 is transmitted: some infected people exhale virus in small, invisible particles (aerosols). These do not fall quickly to the ground, but move in the air like cigarette smoke. Other people can get infected when breathing in those aerosols, either in close proximity, in shared room air, or less frequently, at a distance. But the journey to accepting the overwhelming scientific evidence of how COVID-19 spread was far too slow and contentious. Even today, the updated guidance and policies of how to protect ourselves remain haphazardly applied https://time.com/6162065/covid-19-airborne-transmission-confusion/ https://time.com/6162065/covid-19-airborne-transmission-conf...