CDC says it erroneously posted guidance that said coronavirus spreads through air and travels beyond
CDC says it erroneously posted guidance that said coronavirus spreads through air and travels beyond 6 feet
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday it erroneously posted guidance saying the coronavirus spreads through airborne particles that can remain suspended in the air and travel beyond 6 feet.
The updated guidance, posted on the CDC’s website on Friday, also recommended that people use air purifiers to reduce airborne germs indoors to prevent the disease from spreading, according to Reuters.
“A draft version of proposed changes to these recommendations was posted in error to the agency’s official website,” the CDC said Monday. “CDC is currently updating its recommendations regarding airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). Once this process has been completed, the update language will be posted.”
Earlier in the day, the World Health Organization said it contacted the CDC about the guidance change.
The WHO had not seen any “new evidence” on airborne particles and was checking with the CDC to “better understand” the exact nature of the change, Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s health emergencies program, said during a news conference at the agency’s Geneva headquarters.
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Studies have suggested the virus can spread through the air. A study published by researchers at the National Institutes of Health earlier this year found that particles of the coronavirus released by talking can remain in the air for eight to 14 minutes.
A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that Covid-19 was detectable in aerosols for up to three hours.
In July, the WHO said there is still no “definitive” evidence that indicates the virus is spreading widely by air, although it added that the possibility of airborne transmission in public settings “cannot be ruled out.”
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CDC totally screwed up testing for a month. Even then, it never really got testing at scale. That was done by commercial testing companies.
They have also screwed up with respect to airborne transmission. They attempt to fall in line with WHO, who are mightily resisting airborne transmission for reasons that elude me.
And WHO totally screwed up by not recommending immediate halt to international air travel. This is also political, and restrictions on travel were lobbied against by groups such as Doctors without Borders, since it interfered with their ability to send people to epidemic areas, especially during ebola outbreaks.
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