Oops.
Posted on 05/21/2020 7:19:14 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
For those of you still wiping down groceries and other packages amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, breathe a sigh of relief: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now says the novel virus “does not spread easily” from "touching surfaces or objects" — but experts warn that doesn’t mean it’s no longer necessary to take "practical and realistic" precautions in stopping the spread of COVID-19.
Although when the change was made is not currently clear, the federal health agency appears to have subtly shifted its guidelines from March which simply said it “may be possible” to spread the virus from contaminated surfaces.
"It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes," the CDC said on a now-archived page from March 28. At the time, however, the CDC did note that this possible method of transmission "is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads."
Even so, the CDC now includes "surfaces or objects" under a section that details ways in which the coronavirus does not readily transmit.
Other ways in which the virus does not easily spread is from animals to people, or from people to animals, the federal agency said on its updated page.
“COVID-19 is a new disease and we are still learning about how it spreads. It may be possible for COVID-19 to spread in other ways, but these are not thought to be the main ways the virus spreads,” according to the CDC.
The CDC did, however, remind citizens that the virus does mainly spread person-to-person, noting the virus that causes a COVID-19 infection, SARS-CoV-2, "is spreading very easily and sustainably between people.”
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We’re being led by idiots. Just what method of transmission do they think led to the NYC outbreak?
The flip
and again, the flop
experts like doing the flip-flop
and then flip-flopping yet again
all the while demanding we obey their current diktats
we know nothing without them
we must thank them for being so smart and loving us so very much
Still to come, death rate: 0.03%
CDC Before = Touching bad, masks useless
CDC Now = Masks essential, touching doesn’t matter
They are asking the public to give them a little break...
The CDC tells us that the change comes after a preliminary study from March suggested that the novel coronavirus can remain in the air for up to three hours, and live on surfaces such as plastic and stainless steel for up to three days, prompting many to take to wiping down packages and other items.
However, at the time, the study was yet not peer-reviewed, and, did not determine if people could be infected from touching certain surfaces analyzed.
Transvestite licking?
RE: Masks essential, touching doesn’t matter
They didn’t say touching doesn’t matter. They said touching doesn’t infect easily ( but it still will ).
Can you get Doctors to always agree?......No
Can you get scientists to always agree.....No
Then you can have them mandate life on earth.
Not all is lost. Just think of the great business boost for hand-wipe, Clorox and Lysol, etc. /semi sarc
I’m going to be washing my hands more often.
Mainly person to person then. Probably why they are asking people to wear masks now. Even if they are not fool proof, they would cut down the chance of infection.
They’ll reverse this in two months.
even before this “novel” virus, germ presence does not necessarily equal contagion....
I’m guessing that the real death rate, once a good estimate of undiagnosed cases is made, will be in the neighborhood of around 0.3% or so. Not good, but still much lower than our betters keep telling us.
Oops.
Fine. Y'all are fired! (Hee-hee)
Breaking News! Massage parlors and whore houses good, golf courses bad. Oh wait... time for another study. What a joke.
They said it may be possible, not that it will.
Tinder good. Handshake never.
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