1/6 One for @WHO @DrTedros ? Thanks to @taniataylorpowe for posting this brilliant interview with Assistant Prof. of Public Health Jacob Bueno de Mesquita:
“Revolutionising indoor air quality to stop pandemics with Germicidal Ultraviolet (GUV) technology”
openaccessgovernment.org/article/revolu…
“Revolutionising indoor air quality to stop pandemics with Germicidal Ultraviolet (GUV) technology”
openaccessgovernment.org/article/revolu…
2/6 “Airborne viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and other coronaviruses, influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and rhinovirus cause billions of instances of illness each year and lead to severe infection or death for up to tens of millions.”
3/6 The importance of airborne transmission...
“increases during pandemics, which can arise rapidly... we may not have a vaccine ready, and even if one is available, it is unlikely that everyone on the planet will be immunized before encountering the pandemic pathogen.”
“increases during pandemics, which can arise rapidly... we may not have a vaccine ready, and even if one is available, it is unlikely that everyone on the planet will be immunized before encountering the pandemic pathogen.”
4/6 “GUV represents a crucial aspect of indoor air quality that addresses pathogen transmission...
[providing] the most efficient form of air cleaning for airborne viruses and bacteria, producing dozens, if not hundreds, of equivalent air changes per hour.”
[providing] the most efficient form of air cleaning for airborne viruses and bacteria, producing dozens, if not hundreds, of equivalent air changes per hour.”
5/6 “Part of the adoption problem with such devices is that people are mostly ignorant about the level of risk posed by breathing indoor air, let alone aware of GUV technology and how powerful it is. Yet, despite the substantial knowledge about the importance of GUV...
6/6 “...we still face a major problem of low adoption. A significant effort is needed to increase the adoption of GUV and healthy building design, as it will yield major benefits in terms of population wellness and associated economic returns.”
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