Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 16;73(10):1924-1926. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab039.
We examine airborne transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) potential using a source-to-dose framework beginning with generation of virus-containing droplets and aerosols and ending with virus deposition in the respiratory tract of susceptible individuals. By addressing 4 critical questions, we identify both gaps in addressing 4 critical questions with answers having policy implications.
我们使用源到剂量框架来研究严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2(SARS-CoV-2)的空气传播潜力,该框架从产生含病毒的飞沫和气溶胶开始,最后以易感个体呼吸道中的病毒沉积结束。通过回答 4 个关键问题,我们确定了在解决具有政策意义的 4 个关键问题方面的差距。