Thread by @CovidPledge

The Covid Pledge Week of Action marks 3 years since the UK started responding to Covid. We still haven’t acted to make our environments safe – notably via good ventilation. This failure is inexcusable. We have to act now. Here is why. #CovidPledgeAction #CovidSafetyPledge (1/8)

Ventilation is a health issue – implemented poorly it leads to increased transmission of the virus, to more infection and more Long Covid. All that when the NHS has a waiting list of over 7 million people and is cracking at the seams. #CovidPledgeAction #CovidSafetyPledge (2/8)

Ventilation is an economic issue. It impacts individual incomes at a time of increased pressure. It leads to short term staff shortages and more people (half a million already) dropping out of employment altogether. #CovidPledgeAction #CovidSafetyPledge
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Ventilation is a social inclusion issue: there are nearly 4 million clinically extremely vulnerable people in the UK. Plus their families. Plus their carers. Unsafe environments are environments that exclude them. They create medical apartheid in the UK. #CovidSafetyPledge (4/8)

Ventilation is an enduring issue: it is not only relevant to Covid but to other respiratory diseases. Bad ventilation doesn’t just impact health. It lowers productivity, impairs performance, increases absences and staff turnover… #CovidPledgeAction #CovidSafetyPledge (5/8)

Clear air is as important to the 21st century as clean water to the 19th. Ensuring good ventilation is essential to improving public health during & beyond Covid. It doesn’t just make your life better - it actually saves you money! #CovidPledgeAction #CovidSafetyPledge (6/8)

A study by the Royal Academy of Engineering –(nepc.raeng.org.uk/media/dmkplpl0… ) – showed that upgrading ventilation is an economic benefit, especially in commercial buildings, even before extra factors like performance and staff turnover. #CovidPledgeAction #CovidSafetyPledge (7/8)

So can we afford to ventilate, some ask? The real question is 'can we afford not to?' It’s a no-brainer!
Check out our resources page (covidpledge.uk/resources) for more information, including a ventilation audit checklist! #CovidPledgeAction #CovidSafetyPledge (8/8)