Droplet & aerosol precautions are dead: long live ‘respiratory precautions’!

By Chris Thomas | January 13, 2023

Our Clinical team discuss how the traditional distinction between “droplet” and “aerosol” transmission-based precautions, no longer seem relevant and how we should consider moving towards a combined set of “respiratory” precautions. One of the most absorbing aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, from a technical point of view, has been the developing understanding of the transmission dynamics of…

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Face masks, face shields, and preventing the spread of COVID-19

By oksana | June 12, 2020

The SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 is primarily spread by respiratory droplets, although other routes of transmission (including contact with contaminated people and surfaces) play a role too. One of the most important ways to prevent the spread of the respiratory droplets that transmit SARS-CoV-2 is through physical distancing. Where this is not possible, respiratory…

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