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(94,544 posts) Tue Apr 6, 2021, 11:59 AM Apr 2021

Chance of contracting COVID-19 from surfaces nearly zero: CDC [View all]

Source: New York Daily News

You can stop scouring stores for disinfectant wipes. They won’t save you from COVID.

The chances of being infected with the novel coronavirus and getting COVID-19 via surfaces — that is, touching a surface with active virus on it, then touching your face — is only about one in 10,000, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in new guidance issued Monday.

“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 CDC said, emphasizing the ease of transmission via airborne respiratory droplets.

Moreover, scrubbing with soap and water is sufficient in “most situations” on everyday household surfaces, due to the structure of the virus.

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Chance of contracting COVID-19 from surfaces nearly zero: CDC [View all] brooklynite Apr 2021 OP

First month of wiping everything down. Groceries, wine bottles, everything. What a pain that was. LizBeth Apr 2021 #1

I didn't do it and glad for it jimfields33 Apr 2021 #4

Ya, I am way lazy too. The first groceries I had delivered I wiped down all. The next and next, not LizBeth Apr 2021 #8

I have to admit I did do the whole instacart thing jimfields33 Apr 2021 #11

Right. It was cool. LizBeth Apr 2021 #13

I just said something similar. herding cats Apr 2021 #5

+1 LizBeth Apr 2021 #9

A positive from it was essentially reduced flu cases and flu deaths. mpcamb Apr 2021 #54

Better safe than sorry - what if it had turned out it was spread by surfaces? NullTuples Apr 2021 #31

As I said, did it for a month or so while following the info and we learned pretty quickly, probably LizBeth Apr 2021 #33

Given the info we had to work with I think many of us did the best we could! NullTuples Apr 2021 #41

Lysol and Clorox had a nice run, but alas it's over now. herding cats Apr 2021 #2

I still laugh at the toilet paper people, asses. I wonder if they still have a garage full. LizBeth Apr 2021 #3

They'll get the last laugh when the price goes up and they still have a lot left. jimfields33 Apr 2021 #6

Toilet Paper futures...the investment of the future NullTuples Apr 2021 #42

Sounds good. Ha. jimfields33 Apr 2021 #45

I dearly hope so! herding cats Apr 2021 #7

I know. I w2as down to two rolls and oh my gosh, when I found a 12 pack I was all excited. LizBeth Apr 2021 #10

They could make homemade masks out of toilet paper IronLionZion Apr 2021 #18

Lol LizBeth Apr 2021 #22

They deserve a special place in hell 😈for that toilet paper stunt. 🤬 nt Raine Apr 2021 #52

I'm just glad to see Lysol back on the damn shelves. Grokenstein Apr 2021 #23

I stocked up. My daughter told me in no uncertain terms NQAS Apr 2021 #29

I have to admit I fell in love with the clorox wipes. cinematicdiversions Apr 2021 #34

True for COVID, but not for seeminlngly-forgotten Norovirus! So, those thinking they can ignore hlthe2b Apr 2021 #12

Norovirus was my biggest fear.... Tree-Hugger Apr 2021 #15

Mine too. roamer65 Apr 2021 #17

+1 Hugin Apr 2021 #47

Ugh, I had that a few years ago Withywindle Apr 2021 #49

I had Norovirus a couple years ago Raine Apr 2021 #51

Sorry to burst your bubble, but no clear evidence of cross-protective immunity to different strains hlthe2b Apr 2021 #53

I still do some basic disinfectant of purchases - OhZone Apr 2021 #14

They've become habits in our home - NullTuples Apr 2021 #43

Exactly! OhZone Apr 2021 #44

Just watch what goes near your face. forgotmylogin Apr 2021 #16

I think they managed the problem bucolic_frolic Apr 2021 #19

The chances may be far greater than zero DontBelieveEastisEas Apr 2021 #20

re: "What if you touch a hundred contaminated surfaces a day" thesquanderer Apr 2021 #38

I've always been kinda hit and miss about this. ananda Apr 2021 #21

Good practice. Grokenstein Apr 2021 #25

Good question. ananda Apr 2021 #40

We hit it with alcohol, more to reduce viral load than totally disinfect. Pobeka Apr 2021 #24

Trump knew that in February 2020. Kid Berwyn Apr 2021 #26

Acutally, we still do it because of OTHER bugs, not covid. AllyCat Apr 2021 #27

You mean sanitizing the groceries Marthe48 Apr 2021 #28

I've pretty much followed my usual Backseat Driver Apr 2021 #30

I still do wipe - somethings Lithos Apr 2021 #32

i never wiped anything down..i just forgot to :( samnsara Apr 2021 #35

So... all those toilet seat licking morans were just Harker Apr 2021 #36

I'm kind of proud of myself about this because I was always rather doubtful that surfaces Martin68 Apr 2021 #37

CDC only said that about masks so medical staff wouldn't run out. harun Apr 2021 #55

That's what I've heard. Sounds totally unethical to me, lying to the public. Martin68 Apr 2021 #57

We've basically known for a year that things have not needed sanitizing PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #39

My wife, a teacher, spends tons of time a day wiping down desks and other surfaces... VarryOn Apr 2021 #46

And yet, the WHO report accepts that the virus may have intrepidity Apr 2021 #48

So we were scared into doing this crap for a year Raine Apr 2021 #50

You were only scared by it if you chose to be. Kaleva Apr 2021 #56

I was using the "royal we" Raine Apr 2021 #58