[Enlightened1]

So now the CDC says the droplets can travel, THROUGH THE AIR..., and infect someone up to 6 feet!

Although they say it's NOT airborne, because it floats in the air after the infected person walks away. LOL! Oh and of course they do not give you a specified time period. Really???

So the CDC says in order for something to be "Airborne" has nothing to do with the way it travels, IN THE AIR, but if it "FLOATS" after the infected person walks away.

Well here is Webster's Dictionary definition of Airborne.

Airborne: done or being in the air : being off the ground: as

a : carried through the air (as by an aircraft) b : supported especially by aerodynamic forces or propelled through the air by force c : transported or carried by the air

I'm calling B.S.

[chris37]

Where are they studying this transmitability at such that they are changing their BS line on a daily basis now?

[RummyChick]

Hey where is that Freeper who keeps claiming she is a Scientist and you must be within 3 feet for a PROLONGED TIME to catch Ebola?

Wonder if she is ready to concede she is wrong.

[Diogenesis]

The time of spread is NOT 21 days - here is the data.

[Ann Archy]

But.....but.....but....the CDC said it WASN”T AIRBORNE!!!! The CDC is an INEPT GOVT. AGENCY!!!

[Brother Cracker]

[Falcon4.0]

And they wonder why People are scared.

[Carry_Okie]

I'm calling B.S.

Anybody with a functioning brain stem knew that the CDC protocols were BS.

[Drango]

They are looking silly now...

[DoughtyOne]

Community Development Core

[dhs12345]

Sheesh. Sounds just like the global warming debate.

Bottom line: the so called experts are a bunch of idiots.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Droplets generally travel shorter distances, less than about 6 feet from a source patient.

And yet, Kaci Hickox is allowed to be three feet or more from another person. What's wrong with that picture?

PING!

[Interesting Times]

Back to back FR thread titles:

1. Ebola update: Maine judge rejects quarantine for nurse Kaci Hickox [Must Remain 3 Ft]

2. CDC Now Says Ebola Droplets Can Spread Six Feet, Not Three

[TomGuy]

I have read in some posts that a sneeze can spread up to 20 feet.

Add to that the fact that ebola and other viruses can survive several days out a body and even in the dried-out state — on door knobs, etc.

CDC is still playing a guessing game while trying to maintain a political balancing act.

[rsobin]

Warm weather is the only thing keeping this virus from being airborne.

[Christie at the beach]

Now, maybe some of those people who were screaming and sending in some hilarious cartoons (run for lives, panic) will kind of understand why some of us were a little worried that the CDC was not forthcoming with information. When my own physician told me he didn’t even know all of the facts on Ebola, I knew then to be cautious on the CDC.

[Blue Jays]

My boss was flying commercial last week and he saw passengers on his airplane wearing doubled-up painter's masks, jackets zipped to the neck, and large sunglasses for the whole flight.

Can't say that I entirely disagree with the attempts those people are making to keep themselves a bit safer given all this misinformation/disinformation we are being provided. It must weigh heavily on a frequent flyer.

[sasquatch]

Just to be fair, set the rule at 4 1/2 feet.
Seems right to me. If there’s any other issue,
change the number so that I feel better. That’s ME!

[Amendment10]

FR: CDC Says Ebola Droplets Can Only Travel 3 Feet … But MIT Research Shows Sneezes Can Travel Up to 20

[Pikachu_Dad]

air travel is defined differently. they are playing small games with words.

it is like a chemical not being ‘flammable’ or ‘combustible’...

the chemical can still burn really good, it just doesn’t meet the definitions.

Thus, the information on the droplet spread is not new.

the 6 foot mark is 2x the supposed sneeze distance of 3 feet.

the smaller droplets that carry further, dry out quicker.
the larger droplets take longer to dry out, but don’t travel as far.

virus can live up to 1-3 hours outside the body (per cdc. is it really dead or just dehydrated?)

up to 5 days on some surfaces in cold weather.

they just regenerated a 900 year old virus from animal poo. So if it gets deep frozen, it can live for a much longer time.

(all information subject to change as the virus shows us its capabilities)

[tomkat]