{"id":32294,"date":"2020-09-21T08:57:54","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T12:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pappp.net\/?guid=06529d32653b720e978e8a45b1ab5002"},"modified":"2020-09-21T08:57:54","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T12:57:54","slug":"cdc-makes-a-major-change-to-guidance-saying-covid-19-can-spread-through-the-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pappp.net\/?p=32294","title":{"rendered":"CDC makes a ‘major change’ to guidance, saying COVID-19 can spread through the air"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Article note: Finally.\r\nThat's been the most likely case for quite some time.<\/div>

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a new guidance has acknowledged that COVID-19 can spread through the air, CNN reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The CDC's website as of Friday says that \"airborne viruses, including COVID-19, are among the most contagious and easily spread\" and that the coronavirus commonly spreads \"through respiratory droplets or small particles, such as those in aerosols.\" <\/p>\n

The CDC's latest guidance also says<\/a>, \"It is possible that COVID-19 may spread through the droplets and airborne particles that are formed when a person who has COVID-19 coughs, sneezes, sings, talks, or breathes. There is growing evidence that droplets and airborne particles can remain suspended in the air and be breathed in by others, and travel distances beyond 6 feet (for example, during choir practice, in restaurants, or in fitness classes).\"<\/p>\n

The guidance from the CDC, CNN notes, previously described COVID-19 as mainly spreading through \"respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks\" and within six feet. In the new guidance, when listing ways to protect oneself from COVID-19, in addition to steps such as social distancing and wearing a mask, the CDC also now says to \"use air purifiers to help reduce airborne germs in indoor spaces.\"<\/p>\n

The Washington Post<\/em> notes<\/a> that \"scientists and public health experts have warned of mounting evidence that the novel coronavirus is airborne\" for months, and University of Colorado at Boulder chemistry professor Jose-Luis Jimenez told the Post <\/em>this acknowledgement from the CDC <\/em>as a \"major change.\"<\/p>\n

\"This is a good thing,\" Jimenez told the Post<\/em>, \"if we can reduce transmission because more people understand how it is spreading and know what to do to stop it.\"<\/p>\n

Additionally, University of Maryland professor Donald Milton told CNN it's a \"major improvement,\" adding, \"I'm very encouraged to see that the CDC is paying attention and moving with the science. The evidence is accumulating.\" <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in a new guidance has acknowledged that COVID-19 ca…<\/p>\n

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