CDC changed their mind: a new way of spreading coronavirus turned out to be a mistake

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has abruptly reverted to its previous guidance on how the coronavirus is transmitted, removing the airborne language published just a few days earlier. Writes about it WFSB.

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“The draft version of the proposed changes was published by mistake on the official website of the department. The CDC is currently updating its recommendations regarding airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19). Once this process has been completed, an update will be issued, said Jason McDonald, a CDC spokesman.

According to the CDC website, the manual was updated on Friday 18 September. Despite several studies that have shown that the new coronavirus can spread through small particles in the air, the CDC page now says that COVID-19 is believed to spread primarily between people in close contact—about 6 feet (1,8. XNUMX m) - and “through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.”

In a text published Friday and now deleted, the CDC said COVID-19 is most commonly spread between people who are in close contact with each other. It is further stated that it spreads "through respiratory droplets or small particles, such as when an infected person coughs, sneezes, sings, talks or breathes."

These particles can cause infection if “inhaled into the nose, mouth, respiratory tract and lungs,” the agency said. “This is believed to be the main route of spread of the virus.”

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“There is growing evidence that droplets and particles can remain airborne and be inhaled by others and travel greater than 6 feet,” the erroneous update, which has since been deleted, said. “Typically, in a room without good ventilation, this risk increases.”

In Friday's update, the CDC added new self-defense measures, including guidelines for using air purifiers to reduce airborne germs in enclosed spaces and clear guidelines to “stay at least 6 feet away from others when possible”. The CDC's updated page also reworded asymptomatic transmission from “some people without symptoms can spread the virus” to “people who are infected but show no symptoms can transmit the virus to others.” This statement has also been removed.

Also on Friday, the CDC updated its coronavirus testing guidelines to emphasize that anyone who has come into contact with an infected person should be tested for the coronavirus.

US President Donald Trump's appointed public relations, health and human services officials recently pushed for changes to the weekly research reports published by the CDC so as not to undermine Trump's political message. HHS officials have defended this requirement. CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield said last week that "the scientific integrity of these reports has never been questioned."

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