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LAS14

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3. Walensky (head of CDC) gave a pretty clear statement...

Reply to Sympthsical (Original post)

Fri Jan 7, 2022, 02:46 PM

Jan 2022

... on TV the other day. Lots of data now shows that transmissibility starts about 2 days before symptoms and lasts through 2 days after symptoms. No one was transmissible more than 5 days after onset of symptoms. Change is based on the accumulation of data.

It's the 2 days before symptoms that are the trickiest.

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That 5 day COVID isolation guidance feels strange [View all] Sympthsical Jan 2022 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author dewsgirl Jan 2022 #1

It's strange for actual people but makes perfect sense for Capital. WhiskeyGrinder Jan 2022 #2

Walensky (head of CDC) gave a pretty clear statement... LAS14 Jan 2022 #3

And likely nothing at all to do with Delta Airlines lobbying... Hiawatha Pete Jan 2022 #4

Ah. Wondered which corporate jackasses pushed the idiocy. Good to know - thanks. nt crickets Jan 2022 #5