Posted on 07/06/2020 3:34:41 PM PDT by Capt. Tom
Milton, a professor of environmental health at the University of Maryland who studies how viruses are transmitted, has helped lead a group of 239 scientists who wrote an open letter to appeal for better recognition of the potential airborne transmission of coronavirus.
They don’t want to talk about airborne transmission because that is going to make people afraid,” he said. There’s also an element of worry that if people think the virus is airborne, they’ll stop doing other things they need to do to prevent transmission, such as washing hands, staying apart and cleaning surfaces.
There is significant potential for inhalation exposure to viruses in microscopic respiratory droplets (microdroplets) at short to medium distances (up to several meters, or room scale), and we are advocating for the use of preventive measures to mitigate this route of airborne transmission,” Milton and his colleagues wrote.
“Studies by the signatories and other scientists have demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt that viruses are released during exhalation, talking, and coughing in microdroplets small enough to remain aloft in air and pose a risk of exposure at distances beyond 1 to 2 meters (yards) from an infected individual,” they added.
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LOL, yeah, gloves and eye protection doesn’t protect others, but a “mask” does? You’re naive...
Doesn’t a virus or germs spread from touch?
All those grocer people, with mask on, but they touch this , that and everything.
The mask is a sign of control, that’s all it is. Next up, the number of the beast on your forehead... and apparently people will do it with a simple Exec Order, not even congress. Who’d a thunk it..
You be a wuss...I fight.
appeal for better recognition of the potential airborne transmission
World society can do without the services (ahem) of the a-holes signatory to the ridiculous claim.
Thanks.
If it saves one life, it’s worth it.
“...I thought Brix and Fauxci were they “experts”? lol....”
Why, yes! Yes, they are!! Experts at putting fear into the People and destroying the entire economy for political gain. No other “experts” could have pulled that off /s.
Both of em belong in GITMO as domestic enemy terrorists. Especially, that little commie, PIAPS-loving Fauxi for giving millions of taxpayer dollars to the CCP bioweapons lab over there. Hanging the little SOB is way too good for him.
Stanford doctor: Coronavirus fatality rate for people under 45 ‘almost 0%’
“The death rate in a given country depends a lot on the age structure, who are the people infected, and how they are managed,” Ioannidis said. “For people younger than 45, the infection fatality rate is almost 0%. For 45 to 70, it is probably about 0.05%-0.3%. For those above 70, it escalates substantially.”
What’s surprising about that? All kinds of microscopic stuff floats through the air. You expect them to take cabs? Ride around on birds and butterflies?
In my state, we can’t be allowed into a store without masks. Mandatory.
Not only does it float in air it looks for open doors, windows and ac vents to find its way into your home.
Yes, search the headline on the TV screen.
A haiku I made for a different thread:
Corona Cooties
Is there anything at all
That they cannot do?
Do you think this is another lie? There are so many of them that I wouldn’t doubt it.
I don’t trust anything CNN “reports”.
"• Supplement general ventilation with airborne infection controls such as local exhaust, high efficiency air filtration, and germicidal ultraviolet lights [emphasis added]. (These would be placed high up in the ceiling to avoid damage to people’s eyes and skin)"
Still, mention of ultraviolet light reinforces the idea that outdoor activity in sunlight is not necessarily a risky way to get infected with virus in my non-medical opinion.
The virus only lasts about 3 minutes on a surface outside exposed to sunlight. I’m guessing it is much less if it is small enough to be floating in the air.
That's why you need to stay at home , no kids in school, no job to go to, vote from home, and you must await a vaccine for Covid-19./S-Tom
Thanks for mentioning that.
I don't trust CNN either.
CNN is floating this in case it can be used to further screw up this country economically, and Pres. Trump in particular, by getting more delays to re-open , in or country. -Tom
It can also turn lead into gold, cause hair to grow back, and take 3” off your waistline, no matter what you do or eat.
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