Published 3 years ago

CDC Warns of Aerosolized COVID-19 Transmission for First Time

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U.S. public health officials have finally revised existing public guidance about the novel coronavirus, acknowledging for the first time that people can get infected by inhaling aerosolized particles hanging in the air in addition to “direct splashes or sprays” from an infected person directly onto a mucus membrane, The New York Times reported

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Yahoo News

CDC acknowledges "repeatedly documented" threat of airborne transmission of COVID

The CDC acknowledged Friday that airborne spread of COVID-19 among people more than 6 feet apart "has been repeatedly documented."Why it matters: This is "a change from the agency’s previous position that most infections were acquired through 'close contact, not airborne transmission,'" the N.Y. Times reports.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeThe new guidance says airborne transmi…

3 years ago·Los Angeles, United States

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News18 India

US CDC Updates Covid Guidelines on Airborne Transmission, Says Virus Can Spread Beyond 6 Ft

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its public guidance on the spread of coronavirus and said, people can get infected by inhaling very fine respiratory droplets and aerosolised particles carrying the virus or by direct splashes, sprays or touching contaminated hands to mouth, nose, or eye.

3 years ago·India

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The Hill

CDC warns virus can spread more than 6 feet under certain conditions

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned in a document published Friday of "repeatedly documented" instances of coronavirus spreading through the air to people more than 6 feet away under certain conditions.

3 years ago·Washington, United States

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Indian Express

US CDC acknowledges Covid-19 virus is airborne

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that while talking, people release respiratory fluids which then settle on nearby surfaces or can remain suspended in the air.

3 years ago·India

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Business Insider

The CDC for the first time acknowledges that the coronavirus is airborne

Previously, CDC guidance stated that most infections were transmitted through "close contact, not airborne transmission."

3 years ago·United States

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Political Wire

CDC Acknowledges Airborne Transmission

“Federal health officials revised coronavirus guidance on Friday to acknowledge that people can get infected by inhaling very fine, aerosolized particles carrying the virus, following warnings from health experts since last year,” the Washington Post reports.This is something we’ve known for nearly a year and the CDC is only now recognizing it.

3 years ago·New York, United States

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