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Yes! I can clearly remember the early publications on how long the virus can survive on various surface types. In hindsight these might turn out to be not relev
by oezi 6y ago
Yes! I can clearly remember the early publications on how long the virus can survive on various surface types. In hindsight these might turn out to be not relevant, but if we consider that all public health guidances still emphasize hand washing, I think this really is a failure of science to perform the relevant experiments and ensure results are disseminated properly.
With a lot of pieces of knowledge we got stuck and a follow-up never really happened. Seems as if our capacity for adding more information to a complex area is limited.
- timr 6y agoOh, 100% yes. So much of the stuff being tossed around as "fact", even today, is simply lore. Once something gets printed in the New York Times, people just believe it -- even "experts" who should really know better. But good science takes time, and opinions can be printed instantly, so here we are.