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When COVID-19 superspreaders are talking, where you sit in the room matters – The Conversation US

Experiments in college classrooms show how tiny respiratory droplets known as aerosols can spread, even with good ventilation. The risk isn’t the same in every …

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It doesnt take long for airborne coronavirus particles to make their way through a room. At first, only people sitting near an infected speaker are at high risk, but as the meeting or class goes on, the tiny aerosols can spread.
That doesnt mean everyone faces the same level of risk, however.
As an engineer, I have been conducting experiments tracking how aerosols move, including those in the size range that can carry viruses.
What Ive found is important to understand as more people return t…

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