In early March I said:
The term is "hygiene theater" and far too many resources are being spent on this. We do not need to be spending all this money on hand sanitizer. Schools/businesses need not close for "sanitation".
https://www.redszone.com/forums/show...=1#post4213254
I documented this with a source as can be seen with my link. But others here didn't buy it because the CDC hadn't told them yet. One RZer said this:
Well now the CDC has changed their stance and they're now saying exactly what I said back then:That is just an opinion piece. The CDC and WHO disagree, as they have not changed their stance on this issue.
The op-ed does say that you can get Covid from surfaces, but it takes touching a surface that is contaminated and then touching your face. That is unlikely for most people, except for those working where there is heavy traffic. They have to touch surfaces touched by many people all day long. And it is those places that are doing the cleaning.
We still need to clean things after we use them and you absolutely can get it from touching surfaces.
It is extremely rare to get it "from touching things" as this number illustrates.It’s time to unplug the sanitizing robots and put away the bottles of Clorox that seem to line the entrances to every school, restaurant and supermarket wanting to advertise its safety protocols. While such protocols may be reassuring to an anxious populace, they are not necessary, says a revised guidance issued on Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“It is possible for people to be infected through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects (fomites), but the risk is generally considered to be low,” the new CDC guidance says, estimating that the chance of contracting the coronavirus through surface transmission is lower than 1 in 10,000.
In that exchange in early March I specifically mentioned as an example that schools were spending far too many resources on deep cleaning and sometimes actually closed for a few days due to it. Well this was also mentioned:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/end-the-h...173440864.htmlThe coronavirus is spread almost exclusively by airborne and aerosolized particles, as scientists have known for months. Despite scientists’ growing certitude about how the pathogen is transmitted, many establishments have continued to insist on strict sanitization protocols. In some school districts, for example, classrooms close for full-day “deep cleaning.”
Lesson for us all: Don't use the CDC as the Gospel on this. They're generally late to the party and you need not be tardy with them.