Dismantling myths on the airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Overview of attention for article published in Journal of Hospital Infection, January 2021

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User spider-mario, in the France subreddit, 08 May 2026

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You shouldn't believe everything you see in movies. Not...

User Significant-Moose171, in the World News subreddit, 02 Apr 2026

You shouldn't believe everything you see in movies. Not only do most militaries have specific warheads for this, all the…

Something being a consensus doesn't mean it's right, it's...

User yahluc, in the meirl subreddit, 07 Oct 2025

Something being a consensus doesn't mean it's right, it's not uncommon for consensus to be based on "common sense" or some…

Yes absolutely! A fun one that comes to mind is related to...

User DrChemStoned, in the WayOfTheBern subreddit, 02 Feb 2025

Yes absolutely! A fun one that comes to mind is related to Covid, there was a long misunderstanding between virologists…

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