Dr. Dana Hawkinson on updated CDC guidance

Dr. Dana Hawkinson joined 41 Action News this morning to talk about updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that's causing some confusion.

JUST A FEW DAYS AFTERTHE C-D-C UPDATED IT'SCOVID GUIDANCE TOINCLUDE AIRBORNESPREAD--THEY'RE BACKTRACKING.THE GOVERNMENTAGENCY SAYS THEINFORMATION THAT WASPOSTED WAS "IN ERROR."ON FRIDAY-- THE WEBSITEHAD BEEN UPDATED TOCONSIDER COVID ANAIRBORNE VIRUS AND SAIDIT COULD BE SPREADQUOTE-- "BY RESPIRATORYDROPLETS OR SMALLPARTICLES-- SUCH ASTHOSE IN AEROSOLS."TO CLEAR THINGS UP FORUS-- WE ARE JOINED LIVEWITH DOCTOR DANAHAWKINSON FROM THEUNIVERSITY OF KANSASHEALTH SYSTEM.DOCTOR-- THE C-D-C'SERROR HAD A LOT OFPEOPLE VERY WORRIED.CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOWCOVID-19 IS DIFFERENTFROM AN AIRBORNEDISEASE?A LOT OF STUDENTS INOUR AREA ARE BACK INCLASS.AND YESTERDAYDOCTORS AT K-U HEALTHEXPLAINED-- WE WON'TREALLY BE ABLE TO SEEHOW SCHOOLS ARECOPING WITH COVID-19UNTIL OCTOBER ORNOVEMBER.WHY IS THAT?NOVEMBER.AS ALWAYS DOCTHAWKINSON-- THANK YOUSO MUCH FOR JOINING US.DOCTOR HAWKINSONJOINS US EVERY TUESDAYMORNING ON 41 ACTIONNEWS TODAY.REACH OUT ON SOCIALMEDIA WITH ANYCORONAVIRUS QUESTIONSYOU MAY HAVE-- AND