A more balanced view.
The author of the article that you have based your post on (Tucker: Another Covid Myth Dies the Death) has conveniently left out several additional points that were also contained in the Science Brief.
Consequently, your post, IMO, lacks balance. Was this your intention?
In addition to your post, the following findings were also referred to in the below paper.
SARS-CoV-2 and Surface (Fomite) Transmission for Indoor Community Environments
Updated Apr. 5, 2021https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/science-and-research/surface-transmission.htmlPlease Note: As stated in the conclusion.
People can be infected with SARS-CoV-2 through contact with surfaces.
It is possible for people to be infected through contact with contaminated surfaces or objects (fomites), but the risk is generally considered to be low when compared to the principal mode of infection through exposure to respiratory droplets carrying infectious virus.
However, it is not clear what proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections are acquired through surface transmission.
There have been few reports of COVID-19 cases potentially attributed to fomite transmission. Infections can often be attributed to multiple transmission pathways. Fomite transmission is difficult to prove definitively, in part because respiratory transmission from asymptomatic people cannot be ruled out. Further research is therefore required. IMO.
Case reports indicate that SARS-CoV-2 is transmitted between people by touching surfaces an ill person has recently coughed or sneezed on, and then directly touching the mouth, nose, or eyes.
Hand hygiene is a barrier to fomite transmission and has been associated with lower risk of infection. To substantially inactivate SARS-CoV-2 on surfaces, the surface must be treated with a disinfectant product registered with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s). In situations when there has been a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 indoors within the last 24 hours, the presence of infectious virus on surfaces is more likely and therefore
After a person with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 has been in an indoor space, the risk of fomite transmission from any surfaces is minor after 3 days (72 hours).So, there is a 'high risk' of transmission within this 3-day window? In indoor settings, risks can be reduced by wearing masks (which reduces droplets that can be deposited on surfaces), routine cleaning, and consistent hand hygiene.
I encourage all to read through this carefully and complete your own DD regarding the efficacy of using ZOONO on surfaces. My thoughts, I would not want to be touching surfaces in any populated indoor areas, workplaces or on transport if ZOONO was not being used. Have a great week.
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