Coronavirus Airborne Spread: Scientists Say Small Particles Can Float More Than 6 Feet: WHO Agrees

[appalachiablue]

- CBS News, July 7, 2020. (Wear a mask, avoid crowds, use proper ventilation; advice from experts, so far--).

- "WHO Acknowledges 'Evidence Emerging' Of Airborne Spread Of COVID-19," Reuters, July 7, 2020.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-who-airborne/who-acknowledges-evidence-emerging-of-airborne-spread-of-covid-19-idUSKBN2482AU

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization on Tuesday acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance on how the respiratory disease passes between people. “We have been talking about the possibility of airborne transmission and aerosol transmission as one of the modes of transmission of COVID-19,” Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead on the COVID-19 pandemic at the WHO, told a news briefing. The WHO has previously said the virus that causes the COVID-19 respiratory disease spreads primarily through small droplets expelled from the nose and mouth of an infected person that quickly sink to the ground.

But in an open letter to the Geneva-based agency, published on Monday in the Clinical Infectious Diseases journal, 239 scientists in 32 countries outlined evidence that they say shows floating virus particles can infect people who breathe them in. Because those smaller exhaled particles can linger in the air, the scientists in the group had been urging WHO to update its guidance. “We wanted them to acknowledge the evidence,” said Jose Jimenez, a chemist at the University of Colorado who signed the paper.

..Jimenez said historically, there has been a fierce opposition in the medical profession to the notion of aerosol transmission, and the bar for proof has been set very high. A key concern has been a fear of panic. “If people hear airborne, healthcare workers will refuse to go to the hospital, or people will buy up all the highly protective N95 respirator masks, “and there will be none left for developing countries.” Jimenez said the WHO panel assessing the evidence on airborne transmission lacked representation from experts in aerosol transmission. Any change in the WHO’s assessment of risk of transmission could affect its current advice on keeping 1-metre (3.3 feet) of physical distancing. Governments, which rely on the agency for guidance policy, may also have to adjust public health measures aimed at curbing the spread of the virus...*More at Link Above*

[kimbutgar]

1. This is why mf45 today announced he is dropping funding for WHO

This does not fit into his narrative it is a hoax and will go away on it’s own.

It’s his crazy way of “ getting even “in his psychotic brain. The guy is losing it more everyday and the book by his niece will push him over the edge.

There’s some lunatic raving going on now,

[appalachiablue]

2. Vengeance and reptilian strikes in operation,

especially when afraid and threatened. It's becoming crazier and more dangerous by the week.

Lately I wonder if I'm still living in the U.S., or some other authoritarian state of repression and dysfunction.