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Yeah, different thing, and the studies I quoted are talking about aerosol transmission. I didn't mean to imply they're the same, simply that aerosol is microsco
by calibas 7y ago
Yeah, different thing, and the studies I quoted are talking about aerosol transmission. I didn't mean to imply they're the same, simply that aerosol is microscopic "drops" of liquid.
- ceejayoz 7y agoWe know medical procedures like intubation can generate aerosols. My dad's hospital has, for example, set a 15 minute time-out in the trauma bay after one of these aerosol-generating procedures; your x-ray's gonna have to wait. We don't know that coughing alone generates significant amounts of coronavirus aerosols. The studies I've seen so far indicate it's not a major source of transmission; that droplets are the concern.
- calibas 7y agoI don't think anybody's claiming it's the primary source of transmission, but the way you keep phrasing it, it's like we have to choose between droplets or aerosol transmission. There's at least limited evidence it can be transmitted both ways, and maybe it's better to err on the side of caution?
- ceejayoz 7y agoIf possible, yes. Unfortunately, PPE is in short enough supply we have to be sensible in how we use it. We know for certain it can be spread via droplets, which more readily available (and manufacturable) surgical masks protect against; N95s are in much shorter supply.