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PHE and EMG: Aerosol and droplet generation from singing, wind instruments and performance activities, 13 August 2020

Paper prepared by Public Health England (PHE) and the Environmental and Modelling group (EMG).

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 4 September 2020
• Last updated: 1 December 2021 — See all updates

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Aerosol and droplet generation from singing, wind instruments (SWI) and performance activities, 13 August 2020

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Paper by PHE and EMG on the potential for droplet and aerosol transmission from singing, playing wind instruments and other performance activities. It was considered at SAGE 51 on 13 August 2020.

It should be viewed in context: the paper was the best assessment of the evidence at the time of writing. The picture is developing rapidly and, as new evidence or data emerges, SAGE updates its advice accordingly.

Therefore, some of the information in this paper may have been superseded and the author’s opinion or conclusion may since have developed.

These documents are released as pre-print publications that have provided the government with rapid evidence during an emergency.

Published 4 September 2020
Last updated 1 December 2021 + show all updates

1. 1 December 2021

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2. 4 September 2020

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