Surface Transmission The Myth

[TeeJay]

Many people (incl myself) have pointed out not a single outbreak ever traced to surface transmission despite some claims of virus surviving days (and others claims that it can only survive minutes)

Doctor group explaining why the study is flawed and how lawmakers overreacted to lab tests that do not remotely mimic real world conditions

Expert says studies on risk of virus transmission through surfaces don't reflect real world

Experts say that catching the virus by touching an infected surface and then touching your face is 'not impossible,' but not as big a risk as studies on the lifespan of the virus may have suggested.

www.ctvnews.ca

 

[jalimon]

This is true. Surface transmission is quite low it seems. Exactly like every other virus. The logic is respected. Those people washing their grocery shopping are paranoid. Those who were doing that before the pandemic are simply crazy.

The problem with this virus is it's very high contagion rate via airborne droplets. Which in fact is much more worrisome than transmission through surface...

 

[Valcazar]

It wasn't unreasonable to be cautious about fomite transmission early. But as evidence came in, it became more and more clear it wasn't a major form of transmission. But all that got announced over a month ago, if not two.

 

[shack]

Many people (incl myself) have pointed out not a single outbreak ever traced to surface transmission despite some claims of virus surviving days (and others claims that it can only survive minutes)

You have a very valid point that I will not try to refute.

My question, is that how could they possibly know whether or not it was surface transmission. Contact tracing is hard enough (factoring in the people a person has been in contact with). How could they possible trace every surface that a person has touched.

I think it would be quite easy to conduct a study where virus was placed on a several surfaces and see how long the virus stayed alive for. Those results should not be hard for anyone to accept and also accept that it may have been the mode of transmission.

 

[TeeJay]

I think it would be quite easy to conduct a study where virus was placed on a several surfaces and see how long the virus stayed alive for. Those results should not be hard for anyone to accept and also accept that it may have been the mode of transmission.

One of the main issues (from article) is the unreasonable amount of virus placed on each object during testing
Because so much sample was coated on the surfaces it gave a ridiculously high time of survival

 

[shack]

One of the main issues (from article) is the unreasonable amount of virus placed on each object during testing
Because so much sample was coated on the surfaces it gave a ridiculously high time of survival

It may be a matter of degree but I doubt that there is any dispute that the virus can live on and be transmitted via surfaces for a certain period of time.

 

[TeeJay]

It may be a matter of degree but I doubt that there is any dispute that the virus can live on and be transmitted via surfaces for a certain period of time.

But again there is a huge discrepancy in the time
More current studies are saying anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes

The older studies (which caused these massive shutdowns) had figures as high as 72 hours

 

[shack]

But again there is a huge discrepancy in the time
More current studies are saying anywhere from 5 to 15 minutes

The older studies (which caused these massive shutdowns) had figures as high as 72 hours

Why do i have to repeat myself?

I said that it is a matter of degree. 5 minutes or 15 minutes or 2 hours changes nothing. Surfaces need to be disinfected and people need to be wary of touching surfaces that they don't have to.