The suggestion that covid-19 could be spread by aerosols, which can hang in the air for hours and spread over distances, has implications. The agency said it was updating information about airborne transmission of covid-19 and would post the new information once the review was completed.
The CDC said that a draft version of proposed changes had been posted in error. On Monday 21 September the CDC removed the information about aerosols and distances greater than 6 feet (1.8 m) and replaced it with previous information that warned only about droplets and advised people to stay 6 feet apart. In general, indoor environments without good ventilation increase this risk.”
It added, “There is growing evidence that droplets and airborne particles can remain suspended in the air and be breathed in by others and travel distances beyond 6 feet (for example, during choir practice, in restaurants, or in fitness classes). This is thought to be the main way the virus spreads.” These particles can be inhaled into the nose, mouth, airways, and lungs and cause infection. On Friday 18 September the CDC posted information on its website that for the first time said covid-19 could be spread through “respiratory droplets or small particles, such as those in aerosols, produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes, sings, talks, or breathes. Read the Washington Post op-ed: Yes, airborne transmission is happening.The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provoked controversy when it changed information about airborne transmission of covid-19 last week. Read the Boston Globe article: CDC deletes new guidance saying COVID-19 can spread beyond 6 feet We need the public to heed this guidance in time for winter as we all head back indoors.” “There can be no more denying that this is important, and no more reason for delaying improving the ventilation in our offices, schools and homes. “Our whole field has been shouting from the rooftops that airborne transmission was happening and that ventilation and filtration were crucial to limiting the spread of the disease,” the authors wrote. The article described the scientific evidence that has shown that tiny coronavirus particles can stay aloft for minutes to hours and can travel across rooms on natural air currents, well beyond six feet. On September 22, Allen co-authored a Washington Post op-ed on the topic with Linsey Marr of Virginia Tech. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership, said that “inconsistency in this administration’s guidance on COVID-19 has severely compromised the nation’s trust in our public health agencies,” according to a SeptemBoston Globe article. But after the CDC removed the information, Allen posted that there is “a dangerous game being played that is jeopardizing the lives of an already confused public.”
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Joseph Allen, associate professor of exposure assessment science-who has spoken out about the dangers of aerosol transmission of the virus over the past few months-initially praised the update on Twitter. The CDC update originally cited the “growing evidence” that airborne coronavirus particles can spread beyond six feet, particularly indoors when there’s not good ventilation. Chan School of Public Health experts have criticized the move. 18, 2020 about the dangers of airborne transmission of the coronavirus-then removed it three days later. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted information on its website on Friday, Sept.
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