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You always fight the last war. Covid measures started as flu measures, and to a great extent still are even though we now know (and knew fairly early) that the
by jccooper 5y ago
You always fight the last war. Covid measures started as flu measures, and to a great extent still are even though we now know (and knew fairly early) that the transmission modes differ significantly.
- bla3 5y agoI thought we know by now that transmission mode is more similar than initially thought? That is, it's mostly airborne for both covid and flu.
- jccooper 5y agoFlu has significant fomite transmission, both direct and from emissions, where CoV-2 basically has none. Aerosol transmission is present in flu, but nowhere near as strong as CoV-2. There are definitely some overlaps, like direct large droplet transmission (which make measures like masks work for both.) Sanitation and "social distancing" work for flu, but coronavirus is mainly about ventilation.
- FearlessNebula 5y agoSo hand washing is much more important for the flu? That's great because it is much more in your control than ventilation