Thanks! Yes, I think we’re mostly on the same page, except my feeling that avoiding inhaled droplets is probably more important than avoiding touching your face. I still think that the public-health messaging I’ve seen is somewhat misdirected, and that all the celebrities and informational signs that say “wash your hands” or “don’t shake hands” should instead more often say “don’t have face-to-face conversations” and “if you talk to someone, you’re spitting on them” and “cover your cough”. The 2 meter rule is good, but I think it hasn’t been communicated why that’s important, if no one is coughing. Likewise, we all know that you should especially wash your hands after touching a contaminated surface. But conventional wisdom is that a contaminated surface is one that a sick person has touched. Do people realize that a contaminated surface is also one that a sick person has talked near? I, for one, did not connect those dots that until just now.
Thanks! Yes, I think we’re mostly on the same page, except my feeling that avoiding inhaled droplets is probably more important than avoiding touching your face. I still think that the public-health messaging I’ve seen is somewhat misdirected, and that all the celebrities and informational signs that say “wash your hands” or “don’t shake hands” should instead more often say “don’t have face-to-face conversations” and “if you talk to someone, you’re spitting on them” and “cover your cough”. The 2 meter rule is good, but I think it hasn’t been communicated why that’s important, if no one is coughing. Likewise, we all know that you should especially wash your hands after touching a contaminated surface. But conventional wisdom is that a contaminated surface is one that a sick person has touched. Do people realize that a contaminated surface is also one that a sick person has talked near? I, for one, did not connect those dots that until just now.