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2023-08-25 22:42:10 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

The CDC director mentions handwashing, but there isn't much data showing it reduces COVID transmission. She misleadingly leaves out masks & air filtration/ventilation in her recommendations, which many studies show are highly effective at reducing COVID spread. Sources: https://royalsociety.org/-/media/policy/projects/impact-non-pharmaceutical-interventions-on-covid-19-transmission/the-royal-society-covid-19-examining-the-effectiveness-of-non-pharmaceutical-interventions-report.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/masking-science-sars-cov2.html https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/ventilation-and-coronavirus-covid-19

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• The CDC director mentions handwashing, but there isn't much data showing it reduces COVID transmission. She misleadingly leaves out masks & air filtration/ventilation in her recommendations, which many studies show are highly effective at reducing COVID spread. Sources: https://royalsociety.org/-/media/policy/projects/impact-non-pharmaceutical-interventions-on-covid-19-transmission/the-royal-society-covid-19-examining-the-effectiveness-of-non-pharmaceutical-interventions-report.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/science-briefs/masking-science-sars-cov2.html https://www.epa.gov/coronavirus/ventilation-and-coronavirus-covid-19