CDC Outdoor Transmission Statistics Err on the Side of Caution

On May 11th, The New York Times released a morning newsletter with the headline, “A Misleading C.D.C. Number.” The report explained how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s findings of a 10% transmission rate for outdoor Covid transmission was misleading, as the true number is likely to be significantly lower. 

A range of people on social media interpreted this article and a range of similar articles as evidence that the CDC had been lying and making up false claims. These posts managed to get hundreds of interactions.