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haley_bridgewater t1_iwrnykf wrote

We have known for a while that influenza can transmit via surfaces. We call this fomite transmission. For example, if a person sneezes or coughs onto a desk and then another person touches the desk then rubs their eyes, it is possible to get the flu. This risk is fairly low (4.2% of infections in a 2018 study), but the risk is believed to be even lower for SARS-CoV-2.

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