Airborne Transmission of SARS-CoV-2: Theoretical Considerations and Available Evidence

JAMA. 2020 Aug 4;324(5):441-442. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.12458.

Authors

Michael Klompas^{1

2}, Meghan A Baker^{1

2}, Chanu Rhee^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Department of Population Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 32749495
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2020.12458

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aerosols
Air Microbiology*
Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
Humans
Inhalation Exposure*
Masks
Pandemics / prevention & control
Particle Size
Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
SARS-CoV-2

Substances

Aerosols