CDC Finally Reveals Worst Thing About COVID- 19

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The CDC posted coronavirus guidance on its website a few days ago that finally addresses one of the worst things about the novel pathogen.

The virus is airborne, which means it can spread via aerosols rather than just saliva droplets. But the CDC quickly pulled the updated guidance saying that a draft of the document was posted as an error. The WHO acknowledged the risk of COVID-19 aerosol transmission after being bombarded by 239 scientists demanding that aerosol spread be acknowledged. But the WHO still says the main way the virus spreads is via droplets.

After pulling it back the first time, the CDC has finally released the coronavirus guidance revision that acknowledges the virus spreads by airborne transmission. Still, the agency has crafted its message in a vague manner similar to the WHO.

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When we sneeze and cough, we eject saliva droplets that may be invisible to the naked eye. They’re propelled into the air and can land on surfaces up to about 6 feet away. These droplets can contain active SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19. If those droplets are inhaled by others, or reach their mouth, nose, or eyes via touch, it could lead to an infection.

But an increasing amount of research indicates that infected people eject even smaller droplets. The microdroplets can come out of your mouth even when speaking or just breathing. They contain a more limited amount of water that evaporates faster, and the microdroplets left behind to turn into aerosols. They can linger in the air for a longer period of time than the heavier droplets that generally drop due to gravity. And they can travel beyond the 6-foot safe distance that the CDC and WHO recommend for social distancing. Aerosols containing active coronavirus can indeed infect others, and now the CDC has finally acknowledged it.

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Separately, a team of scientists took it upon themselves to provide more information about coronavirus aerosol transmission, and that documentation is available online on Google Docs. It’s also being updated continuously with new information.

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