Anne
@arrghable.bsky.social
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Reposted by Anne
"Hypothetical" says it all. It means that they are not aware of a single infection via surfaces.
Fomite transmission is talked about not to upset the Infection Prevention and Control folks who still believe strongly in it.
This explains the battle:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Fomite transmission is talked about not to upset the Infection Prevention and Control folks who still believe strongly in it.
This explains the battle:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
What were the historical reasons for the resistance to recognizing airborne transmission during the COVID‐19 pandemic?
The question of whether SARS-CoV-2 is mainly transmitted by droplets or aerosols has been highly controversial. We sought to explain this controversy through a historical analysis of transmission res....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:33 AM
"Hypothetical" says it all. It means that they are not aware of a single infection via surfaces.
Fomite transmission is talked about not to upset the Infection Prevention and Control folks who still believe strongly in it.
This explains the battle:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Fomite transmission is talked about not to upset the Infection Prevention and Control folks who still believe strongly in it.
This explains the battle:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Anne
Recent study from Japan. The same one that @davidelfstrom.bsky.social posted.
"However, the risk associated with transmission through contact with fomites is hypothetical, lacking solid quantitative evidence."
www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
"However, the risk associated with transmission through contact with fomites is hypothetical, lacking solid quantitative evidence."
www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
Risk of getting flu by touching contaminated items likely low
Live virus was rarely transmitted to fingertips from the fomites.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 16, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Recent study from Japan. The same one that @davidelfstrom.bsky.social posted.
"However, the risk associated with transmission through contact with fomites is hypothetical, lacking solid quantitative evidence."
www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
"However, the risk associated with transmission through contact with fomites is hypothetical, lacking solid quantitative evidence."
www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-ge...
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"The flu, on the other hand, has a strong fomite component" [CITATION REQUIRED]
Rather: "the risk associated with transmission through contact with fomites is hypothetical, lacking solid quantitative evidence".
Meanwhile there's plenty of aerosol evidence
Rather: "the risk associated with transmission through contact with fomites is hypothetical, lacking solid quantitative evidence".
Meanwhile there's plenty of aerosol evidence
Minimal Influenza Virus Transmission From Touching Contaminated Floors and Metal Door Levers: Laboratory Study II
Influenza is generally understood to be transmitted through inhaling virus-contaminating aerosol/droplets or contact with virus-contaminated environmental surfaces (or fomites). However, the risk ass...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:37 AM
"The flu, on the other hand, has a strong fomite component" [CITATION REQUIRED]
Rather: "the risk associated with transmission through contact with fomites is hypothetical, lacking solid quantitative evidence".
Meanwhile there's plenty of aerosol evidence
Rather: "the risk associated with transmission through contact with fomites is hypothetical, lacking solid quantitative evidence".
Meanwhile there's plenty of aerosol evidence
Reposted by Anne
And it's not clear that even flu transmission is as fomite-dominant as the usual Jurassic-era-thinking in infection control would have it.
While aerosol and respiratory droplet transmission can be classified differently based on particle size & behaviour, they are closely related & often coexist. Understanding both is crucial for developing effective prevention strategies for airborne respiratory diseases.
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/...
December 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
And it's not clear that even flu transmission is as fomite-dominant as the usual Jurassic-era-thinking in infection control would have it.
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When the FDA’s expert committees recommended expanding access to COVID-19 vaccines, Prasad personally intervened to overrule them. His decision delayed vaccine approvals, undercut medical consensus, and set back efforts to protect millions of Americans.
December 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
When the FDA’s expert committees recommended expanding access to COVID-19 vaccines, Prasad personally intervened to overrule them. His decision delayed vaccine approvals, undercut medical consensus, and set back efforts to protect millions of Americans.