Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-10-16 18:32:21 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3C407E87CCE4078710D54AAC819E9A4D30543B983BC4B1459E05EAD0F0DE7500
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While hand washing is important in general, it doesn’t stop the spread of airborne disease https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/10/covid-pandemic-airborne-virus-transmission-hand-washing/671831/ Covid-19 is 1000x more likely to spread in the air than from surfaces https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-covid-transmission-air-surfaces.html N95 masks, air filtration and ventilation are much more important for airborne diseases such as Covid-19 https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/what-doctors-wish-patients-knew-about-wearing-n95-masks https://www.health.vic.gov.au/covid-19-infection-prevention-control-guidelines/ventilation
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