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Ms. Toad

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1. Excellent way to think about it.

Reply to nature-lover (Original post)

Sat Jul 24, 2021, 12:17 PM

Jul 2021

I thought the debate about aerosolized particles was settled, and everyone understood it was more like cigarette smoke (that can linger long after the smoker, and can travel significantly farther han 6'), but it popped up again in a discussion on hospitalizing individuals yesterday - and whether they were a threat to anyone. The contention was - just keep them 6' apart and everyone is safe.

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Think of the virus as behaving like cigarette smoke. [View all] nature-lover Jul 2021 OP

Excellent way to think about it. Ms. Toad Jul 2021 #1

I am hearing that infected individuals can be shedding 1000x more viral particles than Alpha. Pobeka Jul 2021 #2

A constructive comparison. Hugin Jul 2021 #3