The risk is probably not as great as you think.
through the eyes, specifically, was suddenly thrust into the public consciousness in late July, when Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told ABC News that goggles or a face shield could be helpful in reducing the spread.". So if you have goggles or an eye shield you should use it," Dr. Fauci said.
"Ocular transmission is possible, but nobody knows to what extent the eye is a conduit, and the jury is out on how common it is," explained, MD, deputy medical director and infectious disease specialist at Westmed Medical Group in Westchester, NY."It's likely not a major route of infection." Dr. Kesh added that she believes"you would have to have close contact with someone sneezing, coughing, or spitting when they talk to contract the virus through your eye.
Dr. Kesh agreed."This is an area where personal choice and relative risk matter," she told POPSUGAR."With a virus like this, it's next to impossible to fully protect yourself at all times, so we start to think about relative risk more carefully. The relative risk of getting exposed through your nose and mouth is far greater than through the eyes, based on what we've seen so far.
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