Posts Tagged ‘aerosol’

After Biden’s Exposure to Trump, His Team Is Cagey on Health Questions – The New York Times

October 5, 2020

aerosols at the debate

After Biden’s Exposure to Trump, His Team Is Cagey on Health Questions – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/04/us/politics/biden-covid-test-trump.html

CDC: Coronavirus May Be Adrift in Indoor Air – The New York Times

October 5, 2020

CDC: Coronavirus May Be Adrift in Indoor Air – The New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/05/health/cdc-coronavirus-airborne-indoor-air.html

How to Keep the Coronavirus at Bay Indoors – The New York Times

October 4, 2020

thought this was useful…

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Tips for dodging the virus as Americans retreat from colder weather: Open the windows, buy an air filter — and forget the UV lights. …
For a classroom or office, a portable air cleaner suited to the room’s size “is a great low-cost plug-and-play strategy to give you several air changes per hour of clean air,” Dr. Allen said. These are compact devices that can be plugged into any outlet; effective models are available for less than $200.
Some people mistakenly think that the average air filter, portable or part of a larger system, is no match for the microscopic virus. But “the virus is not naked in the air,” Dr. Marr said. “It comes out in respiratory droplets.”

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/health/coronavirus-transmission-indoors.html

Aerosols vs. Droplets: In Transmitting COVID-19, There’s a Big Difference | Yale School of Engineering & Appli ed Science

September 13, 2020

https://seas.yale.edu/news-events/news/aerosols-vs-droplets-transmitting-covid-19-there-s-big-difference?utm_source=YaleToday&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=YT_YaleToday-Faculty_9-10-2020