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Don Milton

@donmilton.bsky.social
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Aerobiologist, epidemiologist, physician, bicycle commuter Distinguished University Professor, Dept of Global Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Maryland School of Public Health

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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
snyder.substack.com/p/helping-th... A sobering perspective and wise advice for how to and not to respond when the next terrible attack occurs.
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Helping the Terrorists to Win
A Quarter Century after 9/11
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Pragmatic study seems to becoming a synonym for sloppy study by people without the requisite expertise designed so that results avoid disturbing the status quo. High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filters to Prevent Winter Respiratory Infections in Care Homes jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filters to Prevent Winter Respiratory Infections in Care Homes
This randomized clinical trial investigates whether high-efficiency particulate air filters in communal rooms and private bedrooms reduce respiratory infection episodes in care home residents.
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The MAHA trots.
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
@linseymarr.bsky.social @joeallenjoe.bsky.social @kprather.bsky.social @maggiefox.bsky.social @crfoundationus.bsky.social
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
The #Andeshantavirus outbreak will be controlled by #PublicHealth interventions underway. But that might be because the incubation period is measured in weeks not days. With reproductive rate=2, asymptomatic transmission, and 1 week incubation - delaying airborne infection controls = lose control.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social just interviewed Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social about our paper in @bmj.com on #hantavirus and the need for airborne precautions. substack.com/@erictopol/n...
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Assessment of the Hantavirus with Prof Donald Milton
A recording from Eric Topol's live video
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Let’s talk about lessons learned, still to be learned, protecting healthcare workers, and the precautionary principle.
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School of Public Health at the University of Maryland @publichealthumd.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Important opinion piece led by @donmilton.bsky.social and colleagues in British Medical Journal calling on @who.int to revisit approach to airborne virus risk in light of #hantavirus outbreak — read the whole article here: www.bmj.com/content/393/...
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
@publichealthumd.bsky.social @phablabumd.bsky.social
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
I've reposted to my substack to ensure wide availability and included a link to the shorter BMJ opinion publication. open.substack.com/pub/profairb...
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Respiratory protection and the precautionary principle in the current Andes virus outbreak - time to reset the default approach
Don Milton, Trisha Greenhalgh, David Fisman, Amanda Kvalsvig, Lidia Morawska, Joe Vipond, Jonathan Samet
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
@publichealthumd.bsky.social
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: The first unionized Apple store in the U.S. is closing—Towson deserves better, and so do its workers. Tell Apple to Respect Its Unionized Workers: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Tell Apple to Respect Its Unionized Workers
Apple plans to close its first unionized store in Towson, Maryland — raising concerns for workers and the community. This location is a critical hub for service and support across the Baltimore regio...
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 29/04/2026
This short film about one night in one city documents racial profiling and a host of other abuses by ICE using body cam footage. Issued as a video opinion by full editorial board of the New York Times, it is utterly bone-chilling. Gift link. Please take the time to watch it, then call your reps.
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Opinion | White Drivers Got a Warning. Latino Drivers Got Detained.
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
open.substack.com/pub/avaduver...
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Perfect Vessels
On Cesar Chávez, Dolores Huerta and the cost of our heroes
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Do not be surprised when the unthinkable terror comes — the oldest trick in the Hitlerian book. Be prepared to defend democracy. open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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The Desire for Terror
And the defense of democracy
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Apparently the giving day link was only functional temporarily.
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Here's the direct link for PHAB Lab gifts. The original link just goes to a general UMD donation page. giving.umd.edu/make-a-gift?...
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Give To The Airborne Infection - Public Health AeroBiology (PHAB) Lab…
Join us in shaping a brighter tomorrow through impactful giving initiatives at the University of Maryland. Make a gift today!
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Today's the day --30 days after the bill was signed. Will we start to see NIH FY26 funds flow? Delays in awards and funding calls worry NIH-funded researchers | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Delays in awards and funding calls worry NIH-funded researchers
Many programs may be pushed into the next fiscal year, and some could face funding gaps
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 04/03/2026
Stand Up for Science is excited to welcome American Public Health Association ( @apha.org ) as an endorser of our National Day of Action on March 7th! Join us: zurl.co/XPoUy #science #standupforscience #rally #March7 #savescience
Stand Up for Science is excited to welcome American Public Health Association as an endorser of our National Day of Action on March 7th!
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Time for a Working Families Party that can win and govern us not the Epstein Class.
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GUV Hub @guv-hub.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
This week, the GUV Hub is showcasing the "Invisible Life of Germs with Dr. Jelena Srebric." This video explains the mysterious movement of germs in classrooms, offices, and other indoor spaces. @donmilton.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPtD... #GermicidalUV #GUV #InfectionPrevention #UVC
An announcement for a GUV HUB video titled "Let’s Talk GUV," featuring an interview between Dr. Donald Milton and Dr. Jelena Srebric. The graphic includes a February 2026 calendar icon, website and social media handles, and a photo of the two doctors in discussion below the title "Invisible Life of Germs with Dr. Jelena Srebric."
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Please circulate @isirvepi.bsky.social @eswinfluenza.bsky.social
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
New search: AsstResProf infectious disease epidemiologist w expertise & interest in influenza, airborne infection transmission, environ & immune determinant of transmission, non-pharmaceutical interventions. umd.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UMCP/job/Uni... #publichealth #MedSky
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LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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University of Washington School of Public Health @uwsph.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
A team of researchers from OSU and UW looked at cancer deaths among working-age adults in the U.S. The results, published in @thelancet.com, provide a valuable look into the variation and trends in cancer burden by occupation and research interventions. #PublicHealth @uwdeohs.bsky.social
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Jobs with the highest cancer deaths in the U.S. | UW School of Public Health
Researchers provide detailed look at how US cancer burden varies across hundreds of jobs and by sex.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 31/01/2026
This is just insane. It’s only a matter of time before DHS kills another innocent person here. (clip via MPR and @davidjbier.bsky.social on X)
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
open.substack.com/pub/davidfis... This is a must read for #publichealth #medsky and #infectionprevtion - the RCT trap led to major errors responding to COVID especially at WHO and CDC. We must do better next time.
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The RCT Trap
When “Gold Standard” Evidence Becomes an Excuse for Inaction
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
We who value, peace and justice under law are the true conservatives. The radical right’s treasonous fascist chaos is destroying America. Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m...
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Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
The fact that Foege and other leaders of the WHO team that figured out how to eradicate the worst infectious disease in human history never received a Nobel Prize should forever be a stain on the Nobel committee. What accomplishment has benefited humanity more?
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
What will you say when your grandchildren ask what did you do when people were being shot down in the streets for exercising their constitutional rights?
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Come on New York Times the videos clearly contradict federal accounts. Clicking through to the article gets to a headline that says as much. Why waffle on the front page of the website? #DontLookAway
New York Times headline says videos appear to contradict federal accounts of fatal shooting fee snippet of text below. The headline says “but videos emerged that appeared to directly contradict their [the federal official’s] account of the shooting.
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
On this sad day when my country officially left the WHO, I'm proud to say that several patriotic American health and infection control experts participated in a WHO Guideline Development Group meeting working on how to control the next influenza/coronavirus pandemic. #publichealth #WHO #MedSky
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
During my respirator fit test today, reading the 'rainbow passage' I felt like the ending needed some editing: "There is, according to legend, a boiling pot of gold at one end. People look, but no one ever finds it. " Donald J. Trump, however, believes that he will find it in Greenland.
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
On the other hand air movement, circulation within a room, especially rapid air movement may be a very good thing. It may explain why we didn't infect anyone during the EMIT-2 hotel quarantine study. journals.plos.org/plospathogen...
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Evaluating modes of influenza transmission (EMIT-2): Insights from lack of transmission in a controlled transmission trial with naturally infected donors
Author summary Human-to-human influenza virus transmission under controlled conditions could provide insights leading to better control of epidemics and pandemics. However, a previous study using labo...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/01/2026
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
I hear you. I live with a person at high risk. Dad and his wife (ages >100, >90) were visited by family thru-out 2020-23. Dad had about 80dB of hearing loss. It was hard enough communicating without masks. Lots of air filters and testing managed to keep them safe in their own home.
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
The big advantage of GUV is that it can work without masks and respirators. Of course layers are better. But sometimes even among people who accept masks, they are a huge hassle, like talking to a hearing impaired person.
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
@masknerd.bsky.social @publichealthumd.bsky.social @phablabumd.bsky.social @vitalik.ca @paulsaxmd.bsky.social #Medsky #publichealth @carlzimmer.com
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Only one environmental control can significantly limit airborne spread of measles - germicidal UV (GUV). It works for other airborne infections too (TB, influenza, and COVID-19). Find out about it and what it can do for you at our new website. Thank you to Balvi.io for support to make this possible!
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GUV Hub @guv-hub.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
⭐We are excited to present the GUV Hub website!⭐ The GUV Hub is a reliable source for learning about Germicidal Ultraviolet (GUV) technology. Visit us at guv.umd.edu #PublicHealth #InfectionControl #IndoorAirQuality #GermicidalUltraviolet #GUV #PHABLab #Science
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
And it serves well as yet another distraction from the Epstein files and the Trump DOJ failure to release them as required by law.
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
"Judges must start imposing sanctions and holding [DOJ] lawyers accountable."
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
This bit of news was obscured in the gathering dark clouds of domestic and international aggression all of which is a distraction, I suspect, for failure to release the Epstein files.
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
@apoorvanyt.bsky.social Thank you for reporting this glimmer of good news. What was the cost? Will these workers be paid for their forced time away from work? What work was damaged or permanently lost?
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 13/01/2026
At a time when so many big law firms, corporations and universities are caving to Trump’s bullying, we need to celebrate the individual acts of conscience by those who refuse to be complicit in Trump’s lawlessness. We salute you for standing up!
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Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 14/01/2026
If you need any more proof of who this Admin serves, look no further. The EPA will no longer consider harm to HUMAN LIFE when setting air pollution limits. What will they consider? The bottom lines of the CEOs of the biggest polluters. A headline from The Onion come to life.
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E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
If you get flu symptoms, take a flu test (home flu + covid tests are available), stay home and use air mixing, filtration, ventilation, and a mask as source control to protect your family. doi.org/10.1371/jour...
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Evaluating modes of influenza transmission (EMIT-2): Insights from lack of transmission in a controlled transmission trial with naturally infected donors
Author summary Human-to-human influenza virus transmission under controlled conditions could provide insights leading to better control of epidemics and pandemics. However, a previous study using labo...
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Don Milton @donmilton.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Take home message is layers work. *Vaccination (incr the dose it takes to infect) *Space between people & move the air dilute breath, *Ventilation and air filters *An N95 if you need to be up close to or around other people, especially if they are coughing.
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