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Can covid-19 be transferred onto food and contracted by consumption? if an infected person coughs or sneezes their germs onto food, can someone contract the virus by eating that contaminated food? must the food be porous or solids??

Q: can covid-19 be transferred onto food and contracted by consumption? if an infected person coughs or sneezes their germs onto food, can someone contract the virus by eating that contaminated food? must the food be porous or solids??

: Normally covid is not transmitted by ingestion of food.

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Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

Normally covid is not transmitted by ingestion of food.

Dr Lutwick agreed

Answered 11/3/2021

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

Covid not usually transmitted through food. If you are not vaccinated for Covid, get vaccinated.

Answered 11/6/2021

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A member asked:

Can covid-19 be transferred onto food and contracted by consumption? if an infected person coughs or sneezes their germs onto food, can someone contract the virus by eating that contaminated food? must the food be porous or solids??

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Birendra Tandan answered

Dr Lutwick agreed

Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

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