CDC now says unlikely to get from surfaces?

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The CDC, WHO, and any other "experts" who put out information, put out a lot of information!!! Our TV news (which) I don't watch as well as news on radio and computer, are then able to cherry pick the information that fits their narrative. The news I read on NPR last week was far different than a different article I read. I suggest to listen to many sources as I think the answer lies in between. The hard left media, I believe, picks the stories that scare the most people. They could not impeach our President, so if they can make this seem like the worst thing to ever happen to man-kind, and it's under his watch, they will use this in hopes to win an election. The far right picks Info which compares statistics to other Flu's and events, and down plays this pandemic to some degree. All and all I think we have done pretty well with the measures taken and no doubt we will see a spike as some areas reduce restrictions. Had it been a large out-break of a new strain of seasonal flu, we would have lost many of the same people as well. One life is too many as they say but we must take our hits and cautiously move on. We cannot let this Virus destroy our lives, economy, and country.(Rant Complete) FF

Hi Fishfarmer - good to see you, how are you?

There is a lot of information being put out there and the science isn't getting peer reviewed due to a sincere effort to speed things up. I applauded that in March, but now we just have a load of FUD. Peer review is one of the things that separates good science from opinions. Many journals reject large amounts of submissions as not being good enough to print. When I was an associate editor of a mid-level scientific journal we rejected 90% of everything we received. Not all was bad science, maybe it didn't make much contribution to knowledge. Of the remaining 5%, much of it would be re-written in the reviewing process, sometimes extra data collected/presented, improvements to the analysis and the conclusions. Some of it was just for clarity. Those checks and review is missing from what's being published at the moment.

I'm growing fearful we will fundamentally misunderstand something about this virus, and it won't be corrected until more lives have been lost. I fear this could happen whilst all the scientists are genuinely doing their best. I'm not implying any intent to mislead, but it could still happen. And as you say, the media can cherry pick the research they publish. I know this from experience, some science can be explained to intelligent lay people quite easily, and there are other things that are hellishly difficult for the average person to grasp. So with that in mind, which story are the media going to go with... the one they can explain in a couple of minutes or the one that takes a Masters degree in biology to understand?

BTW I really hope the current riots in your cities finish soon. I've witnessed a riot and it is terrifying. I hope there is justice for George Floyd as a human being, but it rarely makes sense to burn down your own neighbourhood.