Posted on Jan 22, 2022
Coronavirus FAQ: What's the risk of catching omicron outdoors?
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https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/01/21/ [login to see] /omicron-outdoor-transmission-risk
Studies conducted prior to omicron show that being outside greatly reduces your risk of infection with the coronavirus. One review of studies concluded that the odds of indoor transmission is almost 19 times higher than outdoor. And in a study of 64 college football games during the 2020 season involving 1,190 athletes, researchers at Texas A&M University found zero spread of COVID during game play based on three post-game PCR tests over the course of a week — likely because of the outdoor setting and short duration of close contact, experts say. (Of course, football games have been postponed this season due to COVID outbreaks, but the study authors believe that players were more likely spreading it in locker rooms and other indoor shared spaces.)
That's because outdoor airflow does a good job dispersing pathogens.
Studies conducted prior to omicron show that being outside greatly reduces your risk of infection with the coronavirus. One review of studies concluded that the odds of indoor transmission is almost 19 times higher than outdoor. And in a study of 64 college football games during the 2020 season involving 1,190 athletes, researchers at Texas A&M University found zero spread of COVID during game play based on three post-game PCR tests over the course of a week — likely because of the outdoor setting and short duration of close contact, experts say. (Of course, football games have been postponed this season due to COVID outbreaks, but the study authors believe that players were more likely spreading it in locker rooms and other indoor shared spaces.)
That's because outdoor airflow does a good job dispersing pathogens.
Coronavirus FAQ: What's the risk of catching omicron outdoors?
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Being outdoors reduces the risk of catching most any virus. When this COVID mess first started, there were a number of members of our Softball League that either didn't want to play or at least delay the start of the season until July. I explained that fact to the group. They thought it was going away in the summer because a non Doctor had said that in a news conference. I told them as long as we didn't have a vaccine or had a large group of people not vaccinated it wasn't going away and that thought process meant we would not be playing for years. Ultimately, we started the season in May as normal.
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