Posted on 03/25/2022 5:56:10 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
COVID-19 spreads primarily through aerosols, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) said in a blog post Wednesday that puts it at odds with the CDC, according to a research center run by President Biden's former COVID advisor Michael Osterholm.
The University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) said the White House was "years" behind some experts worldwide in recognizing the primacy of aerosol transmission. "It's worth noting there is no mention of droplets in the blog post," George Washington University public health epidemiologist David Michaels told CIDRAP.
The CDC maintains that "respiratory fluids" - droplets - are the "principal mode" of transmission, distinguishing them from "aerosol particles formed when these fine droplets rapidly dry." CIDRAP research consultant Lisa Brosseau faulted the agency for "underplay[ing]" the science of aerosol transmission "despite so much evidence to the contrary."
OSTP head Alondra Nelson wrote in the blog post that "we can and should talk more about how to make indoor environments safer by filtering or cleaning air."
She implies ventilation, high-quality air filtration and "ultraviolet germicidal irradiation" are more important than masking, particularly in restaurant environments, though Nelson says they should be used alongside "layered prevention strategies" recommended by the CDC, the agency's oft-used phrase for masking, physical distancing, and vaccination.
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Isn’t this what we already knew, pre-china virus??
The important issue is not how it spreads, but rather how mild it is.
Covid response should have been left to individuals and their doctors. It never required ANY government action or mandate - none. .
bkmk
“...It never required ANY government action or mandate - none.....”
But....but....the diaper-wrapped basement dummy would never have gotten 81+ million votes without doing so. Some would call it..a Plandemic.
The CDC should be shut down, and rebuilt from scratch.
“Belated” is sending a birthday card a week after the fact.
TWO YEARS after...?
That’s not “belated,” that’s “We knew this all along, but saying so at the time didn’t support our agenda.”
Correct. Government interference is unacceptable.
Sshhhh...
;)
So much for ‘settled science’
Cdc’s OR the white cartel house.
They both bald face lie so im sticking with fomites, ymmv.
What....the ByeDone white house drivel?
Yes....it always smells that way.
You would certainly be an expert on that.
The MOST IMPORTANT issue is that it was MAN-MADE....DELIBERATELY
I never washed my hands anyway.
Sometime in late 2021 there was an article from CDC or maybe another government agency stating there has never been a single case of Covid spreading by touching a contaminated surface. It said all known cases came from breathing in the infection through the nose. At least that is how I remember the article. Anyone else recall???
Jen Psaki - The Global Plandemic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mzPULDY9MQ
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Something else that appeared early on, but was apparently never followed up directly, was that feces was a major vector of Covid transmission. That plus “aerosols”, hmm....
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