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This just came out and will get a lot of pick up: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6936a5.htm?s_cid=mm6936a5_e&deliveryName=DM37614 especially this line, "Adults with positive SARS-CoV-2 test results were approximately twice as likely to have reported dining at a restaurant than were those with negative SARS-CoV-2 test results." 1/6
What might get missed is this: "the question assessing dining at a restaurant did not distinguish between indoor and outdoor options." 2/6
and "the question about going to a bar or coffee shop did not distinguish between the venues or service delivery methods, which might represent different exposures." 3/6
I'll highlight the other big issue here - it doesn't tell us anything about risk management practices of any of the restaurants. Mask use? Not sure. Physical distancing? Not sure. 4/6
So eating out is riskier than not eating out - yes - but not all restaurants carry the same level of risk. Eating out at restaurants that managing risks practicing social distancing and masks is less risky than a place that isn’t. 5/6
Saying people who ate out are 2x likely to be positive than those who didn't is interesting but doesn't get at risk management differences. 6/6