The World Health Organization is walking back a statement made Monday calling asymptomatic spread of coronavirus "very rare."
The World Health Organization is walking back a statement made by Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, an infectious disease specialist and the organization’s COVID-19 technical lead, which sparked confusion about how the coronavirus spreads. Van Kerkhove, in a video widely shared on social media, on Monday described the asymptomatic transmission of the virus as “very rare.”
Van Kerkhove went on to note that asymptomatic spread could range from 6 percent to 41 percent, based on the preliminary studies, but that more studies are needed. While the correction has been well received, epidemiologists are still unpacking what led to the claim. Dr. William Schaffner, an infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, says that the statement left epidemiologists “scratching their heads” afterward. “We were all confused,” says Schaffner.
In a tweet preceding the WHO statement on Monday, Ranney shared what she now calls the “best current evidence” of asymptomatic spread, a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine that determined the asymptomatic route of transmission is likely more common than experts realize. In it, researchers analyzed multiple different groups with COVID-19 and found varying levels of asymptomatic individuals.
Although differentiating between the two is crucial in the epidemiology world, she says that among the public, where lack of testing makes it near impossible to test those without symptoms, it’s less applicable. Regardless, she hopes that Americans will continue to practice precautions.
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