Dr. Linda Anegawa, an internist with virtual health platform PlushCare, said that research coming from China, Italy, and Iran, as well as the article in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that there is “reason to believe that the virus causing COVID-19 may linger in microdroplets in the air.”
However, Anegawa was also quick to note that contracting the virus in this way as opposed to having direct contact with an infected person would greatly depend on the duration of exposure and viral load. The issue about whether the virus can be transmitted through the air is likely to find it's way into the debate on if the general public should be wearing masks to protect against COVID-19. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , as well as the World Health Organization , maintain that for now, face masks and protective N95 respirators should be reserved for medical professionals and first responders.
“If the CDC does put out such guidance, I would respect it. I can tell you having drafted many CDC guidelines over the years that these are done very carefully and on the best available evidence,” former CDC Chief Medical Officer Dr. Robert Amler told Fox News on Tuesday. “Those guidelines, when they do go out, are not casual or frivolous.”
“It’s protective for people around you — that’s going to be the case whether or not there is a shortage,” he added of masks.Some argue that the masks could be useful to stop the spread among asymptomatic carriers, as the virus can be transmitted via respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes. But others say it may give a false sense of security to people who then forego regular hand washing and social distancing.
To fox viewers, you're being treated like mushrooms, kept in the dark & fed nothing but bullshit! You have been lied to for over four years! The former GOP is now GROUPIESOFPUTIN because they get campaign donations from Russia through PACs like NRA! Change the channel!
You can definitely catch it by taking advice from FoxNews.
Only the gov't would make expensive ventilators instead on making hydroxychloraquine pills that have been available for 75 years and cost .05 cents to make.
FU 🖕🏼
Why not trust scientists that said it is fact that you can catch it by breathing? This isn't a panel discussion of reality tv actors. FFS, use facts instead of your skewed opinion.
Yes
Of course you can
Apparently, you can catch stupid by breathing near trump.
But it’s all a democratic hoax. coronavirus isn’t real. Remember. That’s what your network has said for months.
YES YOU CAN! Breathing carries the Coronavirus upon exhaling (a mild form of sneezing or coughing). Your warm moist air is the perfect environment for the COVID_19 /COVID19 virus to linger in the air & on surfaces. This is how we transfer our colds to our other family members.
It’s great being immune to the Democrats insanity.
I DON'T KNOW BUT I'M GONNA ASK MURDERER TRUMP!!
Where is Hannity - is he out practicing his back tracking and practicing denial speeches. The man is a nut job and one of Trumps sycophants. Now more people are questioning Trumps lies said on global tv everyone is rushing to distance themselves as shit sticks.
Faux News is the reason the nation, and parts of the world are suffering. Your projection of ignorance, insolence, hate, rhetoric, and outright lies have proven to not only being problematic, but pandemic. And this also goes to those who support and follow you.
Why don’t you ask Rush Limbaugh and Hannity they both said it was a hoax.
Do me a favor, why don’t you change the name to Fake New? It sounds better!
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