# Help me understand this CDC study on aerosol transmission about a teacher who infected almost her entire class with Covid **URL:** \ **Category:** The Quarantine Zone\ **Tags:** covid-quarantine\ **Created:** [October 16, 2021, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-cdc-study-on-aerosol-transmission-about-a-teacher-who-infected-almost-her-entire-class-with-covid/952573 "2021-10-16T00:12:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-cdc-study-on-aerosol-transmission-about-a-teacher-who-infected-almost-her-entire-class-with-covid/952573/2 "2021-10-16T00:18:46Z")
I don’t want to post the same link in a bunch of places, but the link in the below post talks about some of the misconceptions that have been around for a while. Things such as the 5 micron aerosol size and the 6 feet distancing number. > [@Rand Paul And Fauci](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-paul-and-fauci/946905/129): > > For those who care about the actual science behind the decisions and aren’t just trying to score silly political points (in other words, not Magiver), you might find this article pretty interesting. It’s about the early days and the thought process behind washing your hands versus wearing a mask, etc. It goes into detail about where things like the idea that 6 feet of distancing is ideal (wrong) and that droplets have to be 5 micron to be airborne (also wrong) came from in the first place and wh… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-this-cdc-study-on-aerosol-transmission-about-a-teacher-who-infected-almost-her-entire-class-with-covid/952573)._