bioaerosol spread of SARS-CoV2

https://www.nap.edu/catalog/25769/rapid-expert-consultation-on-the-possibility-of-bioaerosol-spread-of-sars-cov-2-for-the-covid-19-pandemic-april-1-2020

In response to a request from the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a standing committee of experts to help inform OSTP on critical science and policy issues related to emerging infectious diseases and other public health threats. 

The standing committee includes members with expertise in emerging infectious diseases, public health, public health preparedness and response, biological sciences, clinical care and crisis standards of care, risk communication, and regulatory issues. This publication responds to questions concerning the possibility that the SARS-Cov-2 virus could be spread by conversation, in addition to sneeze/cough-induced droplets.

No.  It's getting worse here in NYC because by the time we got working test kits it was already in community spread.  Suburban communities on Long Island are now at a higher rate of infection than here in NYC.  So "living on top of each other" just doesn't wash.  I'll be interested what happens with Florida and other states that have taken few if any measures.  It's coming for you.  

Florida comes in 5th in demographics for the oldest.  The other four are Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire and West Virginia.  

After we are on the other side of this, it would be interesting to compare Florida with either Vermont or New Hampshire a higher demographic of oldsters but exercised the Stay at Home order within a day or two after NY did.  

Yes, CRS.  It's a huge problem.  When NYC was in the midst of the Measles epidemic it wasn't until school funding was shut down for schools that didn't observe vaccination rules and reporting that they took notice of any of the public service announcements that were blasted through media.  The response from the Hasidim community was "Why didn't you tell us?"  "Why didn't you come to us".  It isn't just their religious observances that's at issue, its the extreme secular nature of the Hasidim on the whole.  They don't view news on anything outside their community.   

I'd like to add that Williamsburg is here in Brooklyn and not all that far from me and my corner of the world seems to be the main shopping area for Orthodox and Hasidim families.  That being said, I am happy to report Hasidim do seem be staying at home, i.e. away from other communities.  But this religious observance issue is a huge problem for us as they seem unwilling to take a break from their religious observances like everyone else here in NY is doing.  

WitchMisspelled wrote: Yes, CRS.  It's a huge problem.  When NYC was in the midst of the Measles epidemic it wasn't until school funding was shut down for schools that didn't observe vaccination rules and reporting that they took notice of any of the public service announcements that were blasted through media.  The response from the Hasidim community was "Why didn't you tell us?"  "Why didn't you come to us".  It isn't just their religious observances that's at issue, its the extreme secular nature of the Hasidim on the whole.  They don't view news on anything outside their community.    I'd like to add that Williamsburg is here in Brooklyn and not all that far from me and my corner of the world seems to be the main shopping area for Orthodox and Hasidim families.  That being said, I am happy to report Hasidim do seem be staying at home, i.e. away from other communities.  But this religious observance issue is a huge problem for us as they seem unwilling to take a break from their religious observances like everyone else here in NY is doing.

Thanks for the up-close reporting, WM!!  Being from Chicago, I'm only vaguely with the ultra-orthodox communities of New York & they have long fascinated me....my wife and I have recently watched the excellent Netflix series "Unorthodox," I hadn't heard of Williamsburg before!   I've studied the measles situation, it is a tragic disease for these large, unvaccinated groups.

We have similar problems across the US with Amish, Mennonite and other communities.  In Illinois, we had to learn how to communicate with our Amish citizens about public health... one of my colleagues at Univ of IL was acting IL State Epidemiologist and did fine work in this area (PH messaging to closed communities including Amish).

I'm not hearing much about disease rates in native Indian territories (I live in AZ), but COVID-19 will destroy these tribes....many have diabetes and other conditions that predispose for poor outcome, their hospitals are very basic, and their tribal societies are based upon elder leadership and oral history, much like the Hasidic Jews and Amish.  A very cruel disease on many levels.  

WitchMisspelled wrote: CRS, it's funny you and I should discuss this today.  On the 6pm news it was announced that Williamsburg is going into "containment".   Subway and bus service will be instructed not to make stops.

Mercy!  Please be safe, WM, you are at Ground Zero!    

Well the cupboard is almost bare.  Cuomo should have purchased those 15,000 vents 3 yrs ago.  But alas like everyone NO one planned on this Pandemic.  This should be a lesson to all but people forget so fast and they always want to spend money in a different way.     

Thanks for that KiminNM.  Before this, I haven't seen anything!  But it doesn't sound good for the Navajo nation!