Why the WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne

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Early in the pandemic, the World Health Organization stated that SARS-CoV-2 was not transmitted through the air. That mistake and the prolonged process of correcting it sowed confusion and raises questions about what will happen in the next pandemic.

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  • TitelWhy the WHO took two years to say COVID is airborne
    Mate van erkenningInternationaal
    Media naam/outletNature
    MediatypePrint
    Land/RegioVerenigde Staten van Amerika
    Release datum6/04/22
    BeschrijvingEarly in the pandemic, the World Health Organization stated that SARS-CoV-2 was not transmitted through the air. That mistake and the prolonged process of correcting it sowed confusion and raises questions about what will happen in the next pandemic.
    URLhttps://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-00925-7
    PersonenMarcel G.L.C. Loomans