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Colin Kinner

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Science communicator. Advocate for clean air & safe schools. @covidsafetyed.bsky.social Views my own. linktr.ee/colinkinner

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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Thanks for this Mike. Awesome work.
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
For anyone interested in safer air in the workplace, this free webinar hosted by @saferairproject.bsky.social is a must! 👇 www.saferairproject.com/safer-shared...
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Safer shared air in the workplace webinar — The Safer Air Project
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Done! bsky.app/profile/coli...
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
We're in the 6th year of the pandemic. This sort of misinformation is one of the reasons people are still getting infected. They're being told to avoid people who are coughing / sneezing, but often no mention of asymptomatic spread, long-range transmission or the need for ventilation. Do better.
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
There are even free courses for schools to make sure they understand how covid, flu and other viruses spread. . . www.covidsafetyforschools.org
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COVID Safety For Schools
Resources to help schools keep students and staff safe
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
And leading scientists. . . academic.oup.com/cid/article/...
Journal Article: Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Airborne Transmission: Science Rejected, Lives Lost. Can Society Do Better?
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Including some great articles from other ABC journalists. . . www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01...
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Scientist Brendan Crabb broke his own rule and caught COVID. But this is how he had avoided it
Three of Australia's leading COVID-19 experts share their personal safety strategies and reflect on what must happen if we're to blunt the growing health crisis the pandemic is causing — and prepare f...
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Much has been written about this. . . www.wired.com/story/the-te...
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The 60-Year-Old Scientific Screwup That Helped Covid Kill
All pandemic long, scientists brawled over how the virus spreads. Droplets! No, aerosols! At the heart of the fight was a teensy error with huge consequences.
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Virus-containing aerosol particles are produced all the time when an infectious person breathes and talks, NOT just when they cough or sneeze. They can be produced by people who are asymptomatic. youtu.be/WxEssOeEsVk?...
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Indoor air systems crucial to curbing spread of viruses, aerosol researchers say | 60 Minutes
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
It's been known since 2020 that many viruses, incl covid, spread via infectious respiratory particles of a range of sizes. Large droplets (eg. from coughing, sneezing) fall to the ground, but small particles hang in the air and can travel long distances. www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/covid-19/imp...
Because COVID is airborne, improving ventilation is important.
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Oh come on @samjnichols.bsky.social ABC News. When reporting on important health topics, you need to get the basic facts right. The person you quote on droplet spread of covid and flu etc is dead wrong. abc.net.au/news/2025-04... 🧵
"It's important to know that the influenza virus, along with RSV, para-influenza, and COVID, are what we call 'droplet-spread viruses',"  Professor Hespe said. 

"Each time you do the coughing and sneezing, those fluids are actually then potentially spreading to somebody else," Professor Hespe said.
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Today, 15 March, 2025, is #LongCOVIDAwarenessDay It’s a day to recognise the millions of people affected, advocate for research and prevention, and raise awareness for better care and recovery. 💙 #LongCOVID #COVIDisNotOVER
Ribbon for Long Covid awareness day
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Prof Brendan Crabb AC @brendancrabb.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Today @burnetinstitute.bsky.social launched a report on COVID's impact on mortality in Australia. Oz experienced a low toll in the first 2 years, but 30,000+ have died since - now plateauing at 7,000+ deaths/year. What does this mean & what can be done? Read on... www.burnet.edu.au/knowledge-an...
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COVID-19 pandemic mortality data: report
As of 2024, 20 more Australians are dying each day as a result of COVID-19. To understand this ongoing problem better, experts at Burnet have developed a comprehensive analysis of deaths caused by the...
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Peter Vogel @psvbluemts.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
NSW parliament has passed Greens MLC Amanda Cohn's motion supporting clean air classrooms "... students and staff in New South Wales public schools deserve learning environments that are equitable, clean and safe, including air quality". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/Hansard/Page...
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
"The science of indoor air is advanced, and we have sophisticated engineering and building design technologies to achieve this goal. What is missing is the will to implement this knowledge and know-how, and the understanding of how important it is for us all." - from Foreword by Prof Lidia Morawska
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
"Right now, people with chronic health conditions must protect themselves from others and the risk of infection in our shared indoor spaces, and they must take responsibility for this because no one else does."
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
The report released today by @saferairproject.bsky.social makes a strong case for safer shared air as an accessibility and inclusion issue. www.saferairproject.com/safer-shared...
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Safer shared air — The Safer Air Project
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Good to see you here!
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Thanks @abcnewsbot.bsky.social and @hayleygleeson.bsky.social for covering the important topic of COVID in schools. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09...
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Schools don't have to be hotbeds of COVID. One dad is fighting back with facts
A free online course aims to bust COVID misinformation and teach people how to stop the virus spreading in schools. But perhaps its greatest challenge is engaging people in the first place — particula...
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
The @covidsafetyed.bsky.social resources have been created with the involvement of scientific and medical experts, and based on the latest science. www.covidsafetyforschools.org/about
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
The full course is also freely available for anyone who wants to learn more. It includes deep dives with subject matter experts in fields relevant to COVID. www.covidsafetyforschools.org/course
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Course — COVID Safety For Schools
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
90-minute Primer on COVID Safety For Schools. A free resource for teachers and parents to get an overview of the issues and practical tips on what they can do to minimise health risks from COVID. www.covidsafetyforschools.org/primer @covidsafetyed.bsky.social
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Primer — COVID Safety For Schools
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 19/10/2024
Have you seen this course for schools? www.covidsafetyforschools.org
covidsafetyforschools.org
COVID Safety For Schools
Resources to help schools keep students and staff safe
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Colin Kinner @colinkinner.bsky.social · 21/12/2023
"[QLD CHO] Dr John Gerrard said the sudden rise in Covid hospitalisations was unexpected." Really? Amid a global wave driven by immune-evasive variants, with many not boosted, and no masks in healthcare? A child could have predicted this. www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensl...
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