In a report that challenges widely accepted COVID-19 prevention guidelines, researchers say there’s “little benefit” to health officials’ “6-foot rule,” especially when wearing masks inside.
“The distancing isn’t helping you that much and it’s also giving you a false sense of security because you’re as safe at 6 feet as you are at 60 feet if you’re indoors,” MIT engineering professor Martin Bazant, who authored the study, told CNBC.
NYPost has heavy conservative bias. I would take anything they say with a pinch of salt.
And I am not denying this study but it doesn't seem to be peer reviewed either.
Pro
As a general rule, I would follow the CDC.
Anyone can be wrong, including the CDC - but odds are the CDC is more likely to be right than a non peer reviewed article not published in a leading scientific publication (lancet, nature, nejm etc...)
My only take away is, while 6 feet is good, still wear a mask.
Enthusiast
MCk1. How many people infected out of the 1% of Indians vaccinated.. Inane argument with no basis in facts...
OP: the study was done indoors. The visual used in the story is outdoors. Maybe accidental, maybe deliberate.
Important to read the details, and trust the experts (I.e. CDC) rather than clickbait articles (by any journal)
Why are we placing so much trust in the CDC when they have been proven to get things wrong when it comes to COVID?
Enthusiast
D1. This is a new virus and every one is learning. But the CDC under the Biden has based their suggestions on science and not politics.