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Originally Posted by Donger
(CNN)A prestigious scientific panel told the White House Wednesday night that research shows coronavirus can be spread not just by sneezes or coughs, but also just by talking, or possibly even just breathing.
"While the current [coronavirus] specific research is limited, the results of available studies are consistent with aerosolization of virus from normal breathing," according to the letter, written by Dr. Harvey Fineberg, chairman of a committee with the National Academy of Sciences.
Fineberg told CNN that he will wear start wearing a mask when he goes to the grocery stor
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This has been fairly well known for a couple weeks.
Again, it comes down to the amount of viral load you take on in one setting vs. the other. It also varies on distance/duration of 'hang'.
And it's why being close to people in indoor spaces with low ventilation where the breath doesn't dissipate well and thus the virus remains in higher concentrations for longer is a really bad idea.
Y'know, mass transit.