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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
"The virus is NOT airborne"......????? We have ALL seen videos of people breathing out and moisture from breathing transporting CV from the mouth THROUGH THE AIR for a distance of about 5.5 feet. I tend to call that AIRBORNE! I do NOT have the credentials and mental capacity to challenge ANY medical Doctor - so maybe I misunderstood something about that post. Yes, the Virus is small and could not go 5.5 feet by itself, but it Can and Does while it hitchhikes on a moisture droplet. So, maybe that means ...."NOT airborne"? I am somewhat confused?????? I am only seeking clarification - not trying to be provocative! Sincerely........me
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No problem---
Droplet and Airborne/Aerosol are different-----airborne does not need "droplets" to spread. Here's a good explanation from the Univ. Of Penn.:
"At issue is the constantly shifting interpretation of droplet size with reference to SARS-CoV-2.
Traditionally, droplets are defined as large (>5 microns) aqueous bodies. However, airborne (or aerosolized) transmission of the virus has been
proposed as a source of infection almost since the inception of the COVID pandemic.
By comparison to droplets, aerosolized particles are infinitesimal. Size alone is not the only important distinction: Droplets fall to earth quickly, but aerosols can travel on air currents potentially for hours. Thus aerosolized viruses are likely to be much more infectious than viruses bound to respiratory droplets, and much more difficult to avoid."
So far the "proposal" of airborne transmission of COVID has not panned out. But with a large number of unvaccinated people and continuing mutation/variants, that jump to airborne could certainly be coming.