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Neither does 6 feet. It's all safety theater. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-travel-cdc-who-coughing-sneezing-covid-19-a9438931.

• JoeAltmaier 7y ago
  Its not about guarantees. Its about reducing the infection exponent. Which all of these recommendations absolutely help with.
  • ck2 7y ago
    I think my point is being misunderstood. 6 feet is not enough, at all. Yeah it's "more than nothing" but is that what we should be aiming for? Or a little higher.
    • JoeAltmaier 7y ago
      Ok, sure. Its just that its popular to post rags on the recommendations like they don't matter. Without any actionable suggestions. Which is not very helpful.
    • viewer5 7y ago
      What's the proper distance?
      • ck2 7y ago
        There may not be any safe distance in the same room/area with someone who is infected even asymptomatic without fever (yet) https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/health/aerosol-coronavirus-spread-white-house-letter/ https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/health/aerosol-coronavirus-sp... https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-travel-cdc-who-coughing-sneezing-covid-19-a9438931.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronaviru...
    • acomar 7y ago
      there's an element of "what will people actually do". 6 feet gets the idea across while not coming across as "don't be in the same room as other people", which people will ignore.
• adrianN 7y ago
  A bullet proof vest and a helmet don't offer perfect protection in a firefight either, but I'd rather have one than not.