Communications regarding N95s and discussion of airborne coronavirus (New York State Department of Health)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

I request internal deliberations, memos, and/or emails regarding or mentioning:

The use of N95s and/or elastomeric respirators by healthcare workers in New York, non-medical workers in New York, and/or the general public of New York. I recommend search terms like "N95", "P100", "OV/P100", "elastomeric", "respirator", and all plurals thereof.

I also request records of discussions, memos, or emails, over whether to include any such N95s and/or respirators in regulations, orders, public guidelines, or information distributed to the public.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails which mention "aerosols", aerosol spread, "airborne", or airborne spread of the coronavirus. Also to include, discussions, debate, or decisions, regarding any uncertainty or controversy over the routes of coronavirus contagion, be it droplet, fomite, or airborne.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails mentioning a "risk analysis" for exposure of the public to coronavirus.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails regarding the spread of coronavirus at distances greater than 6 feet, or when no other individual is present.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails regarding coronavirus contact tracing that involve distances greater than 6 feet, or close contact times less than 15 minutes.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails of the role of ventilation and/or filtration in coronavirus mitigations. Also to include in search terms, "ionizer"/"ionizers", "CO2", and "carbon dioxide".

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails about the "precautionary principle".

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

ALEXANDER RICCIO

I included multiple specific search terms. Surely you are able to search your records en masse for them?

Are you able to assist in refining my request, or otherwise determine who to request information about, in any way?

I prefer to keep this exchange in writing, is that ok? It is much easier to make sense of these things when they're kept together in a platform like muckrock.

I will see when I have time. Thanks.

Does the NYSDOH use the Office 365 based email system that I hear the state has been transitioning to?

It appears that Microsoft has deployed a feature very recently that lets administration perform a cloud-wide keyword search for exactly this kind of requirement:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/compliance/content-search

For the record here on muckrock, and for my own note keeping, I had a nice brief conversation with Ms. Rosemarie Hewig, and she was very helpful with advice on narrowing my request down. There is currently *no action needed* by NYSDOH, until I amend my request. I will do so soon.

(An email will go out automatically to NYSDOH, you may disregard until I submit the required fixes)

Sorry, I have not forgotten about this, just busy, but did not disable automatic follow up by muckrock. I have now. I will let you know when I make the required corrections.

Ok, would it work if I request that you link the search to the following people?

Howard Zucker (old commissioner)
Bill Schwartz (director of public affairs)
Sally Dreslin (Executive deputy commissioner)
Eugene heslin (first deputy commissioner)
Danielle Greene (chief of staff)
Gary Holmes (office of public affairs)
David Hernandez (health facilities management)
Bradley hutton (office of public health)
Anne schettine (office of quality and patient safety
Wilma alvardo-little (Office of minority health and health disparities prevention)
Celeste m Johnson, associate commisioner
Jill Montag (director of communications)
Eleanor Adams (special advisor to the commissioner of health)

Fair enough. Howabout narrowing to January 1, 2019?
That should easily encompass most anything I'm looking for.

There has been some kind of miscommunication... Apparently muckrock has decided on it's own to send my 1/18/2022 communication by mail. I intended to clarify asking for records to be narrowed to the time since January 1, 2019?

I apologize if there has been some further miscommunication. On 12/08/2021, I had sent a response asking for the request to be narrowed to the following people:

Howard Zucker (old commissioner)
Bill Schwartz (director of public affairs)
Sally Dreslin (Executive deputy commissioner)
Eugene heslin (first deputy commissioner)
Danielle Greene (chief of staff)
Gary Holmes (office of public affairs)
David Hernandez (health facilities management)
Bradley hutton (office of public health)
Anne schettine (office of quality and patient safety
Wilma alvardo-little (Office of minority health and health disparities prevention)
Celeste m Johnson, associate commissioner
Jill Montag (director of communications)
Eleanor Adams (special advisor to the commissioner of health)

I am not sure I understand, there may be some further miscommunication. We have corresponded on this request 1/6/2022, 1/11/2022, and 1/24/2022. Surely we wouldn't have been corresponding about clarification on a request that was already closed/rejected?

Something here is inconsistent. It appears my followup on December 8th 2021 and January 5, 2022, have been classified as FOIL #: 21-12-194, compared to the original, classified as FOIL #: 21-10-487.

Is it possible there has been some form of administrative mixup here?

If FOIL #: 21-12-194 is the correct designation, I had intended all of:

my 12/08/2021 communication
my attempted 01/18/2022 communication
my 01/22/2022 and 01/24/2022 communications

To apply to that request.

Something here is inconsistent. It appears my followup on December 8th 2021 and January 5, 2022, have been classified as FOIL #: 21-12-194, compared to the original, classified as FOIL #: 21-10-487.

Is it possible there has been some form of administrative mixup here?

If FOIL #: 21-12-194 is the correct designation, I had intended all of:

my 12/08/2021 communication
my attempted 01/18/2022 communication
my 01/22/2022 and 01/24/2022 communications

To apply to that request.

Ok, if that works out, then you may ignore the new request that I attempted to open this morning (https://www.muckrock.com/foi/new-york-16/communications-regarding-n95s-and-discussion-of-airborne-coronavirus-redux-124379)

If you drop the following, does that reduce the number of responsive documents enough?:

"risk analysis", spread of coronavirus at distances greater than 6 feet, coronavirus contact tracing that involve distances greater than 6 feet, or close contact times less than 15 minutes.

Was that sufficient, or should I narrow it further?

In my 5/14/2022 communication, I'd suggested dropping one of the search terms to reduce the number of responsive documents. I haven't heard back. Was that helpful?

Muckrock is being, well, less than ideal. I don't know if I can trust that they've correctly passed on all communications from the FOIL office, so I apologize if I'm being redundant! I'd still like to continue using the platform though, since its very useful for organizing and recordkeeping for someone like me who does not do this full time.

In a communication on 5/14/2022 that muckrock sent to foil@health.state.ny.us I had attempted to suggest amending my request to drop the following clause, to reduce the number of responsive records:

"risk analysis", spread of coronavirus at distances greater than 6 feet, coronavirus contact tracing that involve distances greater than 6 feet, or close contact times less than 15 minutes.

...was that sufficient to reduce the number of records to a reasonable level?

I do *greatly appreciate* your continued patience with me as I continue to try to narrow this down while still casting a wide net!

May I try giving up several more search terms before I request to narrow the timeframe? I can file separate requests for them in the future.

Here's what I'd like to try now: to remove the requests for the terms about n95s and other respirators. Given the crisis of supply early on, I suspect that might be the majority of the results.

The remaining search terms would be from these sections of my original request:

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails which mention "aerosols", aerosol spread, "airborne", or airborne spread of the coronavirus. Also to include, discussions, debate, or decisions, regarding any uncertainty or controversy over the routes of coronavirus contagion, be it droplet, fomite, or airborne.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails mentioning a "risk analysis" for exposure of the public to coronavirus.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails of the role of ventilation and/or filtration in coronavirus mitigations. Also to include in search terms, "ionizer"/"ionizers", "CO2", and "carbon dioxide".

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails about the "precautionary principle".

I would be alright for now with further narrowing such that it only requests records mention "aerosols", "aerosol", "airborne", in context of COVID (aka, SARS-CoV-2), if this would make it feasible to review and release them.

Of course, you may only search the aforementioned names for them, which I will copy and paste below:
Howard Zucker (old commissioner)
Bill Schwartz (director of public affairs)
Sally Dreslin (Executive deputy commissioner)
Eugene heslin (first deputy commissioner)
Danielle Greene (chief of staff)
Gary Holmes (office of public affairs)
David Hernandez (health facilities management)
Bradley hutton (office of public health)
Anne schettine (office of quality and patient safety
Wilma alvardo-little (Office of minority health and health disparities prevention)
Celeste m Johnson, associate commissioner
Jill Montag (director of communications)
Eleanor Adams (special advisor to the commissioner of health)

And you may include only records since December 1, 2019.

Are you using only the three words that I suggested in my 8/23/2022 communication? If you're adding on something else (like "COVID") I had intended that as a narrowing phrase in the event the search returned large numbers of non-covid related records.

To be clear, I'm suggesting three separate searches, one for each word, "aerosols", "aerosol", "airborne".

If you're already doing that, can you tell me how many records each person/name is returning? That will allow me to judge which might be best to exclude.

I'm disappointed to hear my 8/23/2022 communication was not received by the department. I'm not entirely sure why, but such things do happen. Understandably, without the full text of the communication, the request would indeed be overbroad. I'd like to appeal this, with the following copy of the text in my 8/23/2022 communication:

I would be alright for now with further narrowing such that it only requests records mention "aerosols", "aerosol", "airborne", in context of COVID (aka, SARS-CoV-2), if this would make it feasible to review and release them.

Of course, you may only search the aforementioned names for them, which I will copy and paste below:
Howard Zucker (old commissioner)
Bill Schwartz (director of public affairs)
Sally Dreslin (Executive deputy commissioner)
Eugene heslin (first deputy commissioner)
Danielle Greene (chief of staff)
Gary Holmes (office of public affairs)
David Hernandez (health facilities management)
Bradley hutton (office of public health)
Anne schettine (office of quality and patient safety
Wilma alvardo-little (Office of minority health and health disparities prevention)
Celeste m Johnson, associate commissioner
Jill Montag (director of communications)
Eleanor Adams (special advisor to the commissioner of health)

And you may include only records since December 1, 2019.

Ok, I will have to find the time to figure out how to narrow requests properly at a later date. In any event, I encourage you to check to see what may have happened with my 8/23/2022 communication. I will paste the full text of the raw email with headers below:

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New York State Department of Health
FOIL Office
Room 2364
Corning Tower
Albany, NY 12237-0044

August 23, 2022

This is a follow up to request number 21-12-194:

I would be alright for now with further narrowing such that it only requests records mention "aerosols", "aerosol", "airborne", in context of COVID (aka, SARS-CoV-2), if this would make it feasible to review and release them.

Of course, you may only search the aforementioned names for them, which I will copy and paste below:
Howard Zucker (old commissioner)
Bill Schwartz (director of public affairs)
Sally Dreslin (Executive deputy commissioner)
Eugene heslin (first deputy commissioner)
Danielle Greene (chief of staff)
Gary Holmes (office of public affairs)
David Hernandez (health facilities management)
Bradley hutton (office of public health)
Anne schettine (office of quality and patient safety
Wilma alvardo-little (Office of minority health and health disparities prevention)
Celeste m Johnson, associate commissioner
Jill Montag (director of communications)
Eleanor Adams (special advisor to the commissioner of health)

And you may include only records since December 1, 2019.

View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/

If prompted for a passcode, please enter:
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E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 120492
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

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On July 21, 2022:
Subject: FOIL #: 21-12-194
Good Afternoon,

Attached you will find the NYS Department of Health's Extension letter for the above referenced matter.

Thank you

Records Access Office
New York State Department of Health
Corning Tower, Rm 2364
Albany, NY 12237
P: (518) 474-8734
F: (518) 486-9144
Email: foil@health.ny.gov<mailto:foil@health.ny.gov>
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On July 20, 2022:
Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request #21-12-194
I do *greatly appreciate* your continued patience with me as I continue to try to narrow this down while still casting a wide net!

May I try giving up several more search terms before I request to narrow the timeframe? I can file separate requests for them in the future.

Here's what I'd like to try now: to remove the requests for the terms about n95s and other respirators. Given the crisis of supply early on, I suspect that might be the majority of the results.

The remaining search terms would be from these sections of my original request:

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails which mention "aerosols", aerosol spread, "airborne", or airborne spread of the coronavirus. Also to include, discussions, debate, or decisions, regarding any uncertainty or controversy over the routes of coronavirus contagion, be it droplet, fomite, or airborne.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails mentioning a "risk analysis" for exposure of the public to coronavirus.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails of the role of ventilation and/or filtration in coronavirus mitigations. Also to include in search terms, "ionizer"/"ionizers", "CO2", and "carbon dioxide".

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails about the "precautionary principle".
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On July 18, 2022:
Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request #21-12-194
Good afternoon,

Unfortunately, removing those clauses did not sufficiently narrow the number of records. As it stands, there is still an extremely large volume of correspondence. Perhaps you can narrow your request to just a timeframe of a few specific months?

Records Access Office
New York State Department of Health
2364 Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237
(518) 474-8734 | Fax (518) 486-9144
foil@health.ny.gov<mailto:foil@health.ny.gov>

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On July 15, 2022:
Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request #21-12-194
Muckrock is being, well, less than ideal. I don't know if I can trust that they've correctly passed on all communications from the FOIL office, so I apologize if I'm being redundant! I'd still like to continue using the platform though, since its very useful for organizing and recordkeeping for someone like me who does not do this full time.

In a communication on 5/14/2022 that muckrock sent to foil@health.state.ny.us I had attempted to suggest amending my request to drop the following clause, to reduce the number of responsive records:

"risk analysis", spread of coronavirus at distances greater than 6 feet, coronavirus contact tracing that involve distances greater than 6 feet, or close contact times less than 15 minutes.

...was that sufficient to reduce the number of records to a reasonable level?
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On June 24, 2022:
Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request #21-12-194
In my 5/14/2022 communication, I'd suggested dropping one of the search terms to reduce the number of responsive documents. I haven't heard back. Was that helpful?
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On Oct. 22, 2021:
Subject: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: Communications regarding N95s and discussion of airborne coronavirus (New York State Department of Health)
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:

I request internal deliberations, memos, and/or emails regarding or mentioning:

The use of N95s and/or elastomeric respirators by healthcare workers in New York, non-medical workers in New York, and/or the general public of New York. I recommend search terms like "N95", "P100", "OV/P100", "elastomeric", "respirator", and all plurals thereof.

I also request records of discussions, memos, or emails, over whether to include any such N95s and/or respirators in regulations, orders, public guidelines, or information distributed to the public.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails which mention "aerosols", aerosol spread, "airborne", or airborne spread of the coronavirus. Also to include, discussions, debate, or decisions, regarding any uncertainty or controversy over the routes of coronavirus contagion, be it droplet, fomite, or airborne.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails mentioning a "risk analysis" for exposure of the public to coronavirus.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails regarding the spread of coronavirus at distances greater than 6 feet, or when no other individual is present.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails regarding coronavirus contact tracing that involve distances greater than 6 feet, or close contact times less than 15 minutes.

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails of the role of ventilation and/or filtration in coronavirus mitigations. Also to include in search terms, "ionizer"/"ionizers", "CO2", and "carbon dioxide".

I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails about the "precautionary principle".

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

ALEXANDER RICCIO

View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
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For mailed responses, please address (see note):
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PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.

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<p><br>New York State Department of Health<br>FOIL Office<br>Room 2364<br>Corning Tower<br>Albany, NY 12237-0044</p>

<p>August 23, 2022</p>

<p>This is a follow up to request number 21-12-194:</p>

<p>I would be alright for now with further narrowing such that it only requests records mention &quot;aerosols&quot;, &quot;aerosol&quot;, &quot;airborne&quot;, in context of COVID (aka, SARS-CoV-2), if this would make it feasible to review and release them. </p>

<p>Of course, you may only search the aforementioned names for them, which I will copy and paste below:<br>Howard Zucker (old commissioner)<br>Bill Schwartz (director of public affairs)<br>Sally Dreslin (Executive deputy commissioner)<br>Eugene heslin (first deputy commissioner)<br>Danielle Greene (chief of staff)<br>Gary Holmes (office of public affairs)<br>David Hernandez (health facilities management)<br>Bradley hutton (office of public health)<br>Anne schettine (office of quality and patient safety<br>Wilma alvardo-little (Office of minority health and health disparities prevention)<br>Celeste m Johnson, associate commissioner<br>Jill Montag (director of communications)<br>Eleanor Adams (special advisor to the commissioner of health)</p>

<p>And you may include only records since December 1, 2019.</p>

<p>View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:<br>https://www.muckrock.com/

<p>If prompted for a passcode, please enter:<br>••••••••</p>

<p>Filed via MuckRock.com<br>E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com</p>

<p>PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS<br>For mailed responses, please address (see note):<br>MuckRock News<br>DEPT MR 120492<br>263 Huntington Ave<br>Boston, MA 02115</p>

<p>PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester&#x27;s name rather than &quot;MuckRock News&quot; and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.</p>

<p>---</p>

<p>On July 21, 2022:<br>Subject: FOIL #: 21-12-194<br>Good Afternoon,</p>

<p>Attached you will find the NYS Department of Health&#x27;s Extension letter for the above referenced matter.</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

<p>Records Access Office<br>New York State Department of Health<br>Corning Tower, Rm 2364<br>Albany, NY 12237<br>P: (518) 474-8734<br>F: (518) 486-9144<br>Email: foil@health.ny.gov&lt;mailto:foil@health.ny.gov&gt;<br>---</p>

<p>On July 20, 2022:<br>Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request #21-12-194<br>I do *greatly appreciate* your continued patience with me as I continue to try to narrow this down while still casting a wide net!</p>

<p>May I try giving up several more search terms before I request to narrow the timeframe? I can file separate requests for them in the future.</p>

<p>Here&#x27;s what I&#x27;d like to try now: to remove the requests for the terms about n95s and other respirators. Given the crisis of supply early on, I suspect that might be the majority of the results.</p>

<p>The remaining search terms would be from these sections of my original request:</p>

<p>I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails which mention &quot;aerosols&quot;, aerosol spread, &quot;airborne&quot;, or airborne spread of the coronavirus. Also to include, discussions, debate, or decisions, regarding any uncertainty or controversy over the routes of coronavirus contagion, be it droplet, fomite, or airborne.</p>

<p>I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails mentioning a &quot;risk analysis&quot; for exposure of the public to coronavirus.</p>

<p>I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails of the role of ventilation and/or filtration in coronavirus mitigations. Also to include in search terms, &quot;ionizer&quot;/&quot;ionizers&quot;, &quot;CO2&quot;, and &quot;carbon dioxide&quot;.</p>

<p>I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails about the &quot;precautionary principle&quot;.<br>---</p>

<p>On July 18, 2022:<br>Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request #21-12-194<br>Good afternoon,</p>

<p>Unfortunately, removing those clauses did not sufficiently narrow the number of records. As it stands, there is still an extremely large volume of correspondence. Perhaps you can narrow your request to just a timeframe of a few specific months?</p>

<p>Records Access Office<br>New York State Department of Health<br>2364 Corning Tower, Albany, NY 12237<br>(518) 474-8734 | Fax (518) 486-9144<br>foil@health.ny.gov&lt;mailto:foil@health.ny.gov&gt;</p>

<p>---</p>

<p>On July 15, 2022:<br>Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request #21-12-194<br>Muckrock is being, well, less than ideal. I don&#x27;t know if I can trust that they&#x27;ve correctly passed on all communications from the FOIL office, so I apologize if I&#x27;m being redundant! I&#x27;d still like to continue using the platform though, since its very useful for organizing and recordkeeping for someone like me who does not do this full time.</p>

<p>In a communication on 5/14/2022 that muckrock sent to foil@health.state.ny.us I had attempted to suggest amending my request to drop the following clause, to reduce the number of responsive records:</p>

<p>&quot;risk analysis&quot;, spread of coronavirus at distances greater than 6 feet, coronavirus contact tracing that involve distances greater than 6 feet, or close contact times less than 15 minutes.</p>

<p>...was that sufficient to reduce the number of records to a reasonable level?<br>---</p>

<p>On June 24, 2022:<br>Subject: RE: New York Freedom of Information Law Request #21-12-194<br>In my 5/14/2022 communication, I&#x27;d suggested dropping one of the search terms to reduce the number of responsive documents. I haven&#x27;t heard back. Was that helpful?<br>---</p>

<p>On Oct. 22, 2021:<br>Subject: New York Freedom of Information Law Request: Communications regarding N95s and discussion of airborne coronavirus (New York State Department of Health)<br>To Whom It May Concern:</p>

<p>Pursuant to the New York Freedom of Information Law, I hereby request the following records:</p>

<p>I request internal deliberations, memos, and/or emails regarding or mentioning:</p>

<p>The use of N95s and/or elastomeric respirators by healthcare workers in New York, non-medical workers in New York, and/or the general public of New York. I recommend search terms like &quot;N95&quot;, &quot;P100&quot;, &quot;OV/P100&quot;, &quot;elastomeric&quot;, &quot;respirator&quot;, and all plurals thereof.</p>

<p>I also request records of discussions, memos, or emails, over whether to include any such N95s and/or respirators in regulations, orders, public guidelines, or information distributed to the public.</p>

<p>I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails which mention &quot;aerosols&quot;, aerosol spread, &quot;airborne&quot;, or airborne spread of the coronavirus. Also to include, discussions, debate, or decisions, regarding any uncertainty or controversy over the routes of coronavirus contagion, be it droplet, fomite, or airborne.</p>

<p>I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails mentioning a &quot;risk analysis&quot; for exposure of the public to coronavirus.</p>

<p>I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails regarding the spread of coronavirus at distances greater than 6 feet, or when no other individual is present.</p>

<p>I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails regarding coronavirus contact tracing that involve distances greater than 6 feet, or close contact times less than 15 minutes.</p>

<p>I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails of the role of ventilation and/or filtration in coronavirus mitigations. Also to include in search terms, &quot;ionizer&quot;/&quot;ionizers&quot;, &quot;CO2&quot;, and &quot;carbon dioxide&quot;.</p>

<p>I also request records of any discussions, memos, or emails about the &quot;precautionary principle&quot;.</p>

<p>The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.</p>

<p>In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.</p>

<p>Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.</p>

<p>Sincerely,</p>

<p>ALEXANDER RICCIO</p>

<p>View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:<br>https://www.muckrock.com/

<p>If prompted for a passcode, please enter:<br>••••••••</p>

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