COVID Transmission 1,000 Times More Likely from Air vs. Surfaces: Study
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re still wiping down groceries, doorknobs and light switches in an attempt to thwart COVID-19, maybe you can relax a little: You’re 1,000 times more likely to get COVID from the air you breathe than from surfaces you touch, a new study suggests.
University of Michigan researchers tested air and surface samples around their campus and found odds are greater for inhaling virus particles than picking them up on your fingers.