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The people who wanted to propagate the "droplet" vs airborne fiction got lucky until now.
1. The serious diseases like Ebola, which is also in the air, always necessitated N95s anyways because they were so serious.
1. The serious diseases like Ebola, which is also in the air, always necessitated N95s anyways because they were so serious.
2. And for many other diseases like flu RSV rhinovirus adenovirus etc, (which are in the air), droplet precautions weren't doing anything.
BUT, people don't typically die in great numbers from these viruses.
BUT, people don't typically die in great numbers from these viruses.
So, nobody really cared.
For serious diseases the severity scared people into wearing top protection.
And for the lesser diseases, it didn't matter to those in charge. They could get away with "droplet" despite they probably knew it was airborne.
For serious diseases the severity scared people into wearing top protection.
And for the lesser diseases, it didn't matter to those in charge. They could get away with "droplet" despite they probably knew it was airborne.
