Whoa—FAUCI: “Eye protection may be recommended at some point” #covid19
We’ve known coronavirus infection via the eye 👁 is possible. But this is getting serious.
We’ve known coronavirus infection via the eye 👁 is possible. But this is getting serious.
SOURCE of above quote: streetinsider.com/Trader+Talk/Dr…
3) Research shows it’s possible. But it’s more indirect. “to infect via your eyes, the virus would have to penetrate eyes' mucous membrane, be washed by tears behind cheeks into nasal cavity, then flow from nose into throat. "It's a more circuitous route” npr.org/sections/goats…
4) hospitals already use eye protection, yes. But the bigger debate is for public. Mask guideline wars are pretty bad here in US. Eye goggles would be a huge escalation in the political battle if CDC were to issue eye protection guidelines for the general public. That’s my point.
