Lidia Morawska
A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection
Morawska, Lidia; Allen, Joseph; Bahnfleth, William; Bluyssen, Philomena M.; Boerstra, Atze; Buonanno, Giorgio; Cao, Junji; Dancer, Stephanie J.; Floto, Andres; Franchimon, Francesco; Greenhalgh, Trisha; Haworth, Charles; Hogeling, Jaap; Isaxon, Christina; Jimenez, Jose L.; Kurnitski, Jarek; Li, Yuguo; Loomans, Marcel; Marks, Guy; Marr, Linsey C.; Mazzarella, Livio; Krikor Melikov, Arsen; Miller, Shelly; Milton, Donald K.; Nazaroff, William; Nielsen, Peter V.; Noakes, Catherine; Peccia, Jordan; Prather, Kim; Querol, Xavier; Sekhar, Chandra; Sepp�nen, Olli; Tanabe, Shin-ichi; Tang, Julian W.; Tellier, Raymond; Wai Tham, Kwok; Wargocki, Pawel; Wierzbicka, Aneta; Yao, Maosheng
Authors
Joseph Allen
William Bahnfleth
Philomena M. Bluyssen
Atze Boerstra
Giorgio Buonanno
Junji Cao
Prof Stephanie Dancer S.Dancer@napier.ac.uk
Professor
Andres Floto
Francesco Franchimon
Trisha Greenhalgh
Charles Haworth
Jaap Hogeling
Christina Isaxon
Jose L. Jimenez
Jarek Kurnitski
Yuguo Li
Marcel Loomans
Guy Marks
Linsey C. Marr
Livio Mazzarella
Arsen Krikor Melikov
Shelly Miller
Donald K. Milton
William Nazaroff
Peter V. Nielsen
Catherine Noakes
Jordan Peccia
Kim Prather
Xavier Querol
Chandra Sekhar
Olli Sepp�nen
Shin-ichi Tanabe
Julian W. Tang
Raymond Tellier
Kwok Wai Tham
Pawel Wargocki
Aneta Wierzbicka
Maosheng Yao
Abstract
There is great disparity in the way we think about and address different sources of environmental infection. Governments have for decades promulgated a large amount of legislation and invested heavily in food safety, sanitation, and drinking water for public health purposes. By contrast, airborne pathogens and respiratory infections, whether seasonal influenza or COVID-19, are addressed fairly weakly, if at all, in terms of regulations, standards, and building design and operation, pertaining to the air we breathe. We suggest that the rapid growth in our understanding of the mechanisms behind respiratory infection transmission should drive a paradigm shift in how we view and address the transmission of respiratory infections to protect against unnecessary suffering and economic losses. It starts with a recognition that preventing respiratory infection, like reducing waterborne or foodborne disease, is a tractable problem.
Citation
Morawska, L., Allen, J., Bahnfleth, W., Bluyssen, P. M., Boerstra, A., Buonanno, G., …Yao, M. (2021). A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection. Science, 372(6543), 689-691. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg2025
Journal Article Type | Commentary |
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Acceptance Date | May 1, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | May 14, 2021 |
Publication Date | May 14, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Jun 2, 2021 |
Print ISSN | 0036-8075 |
Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 372 |
Issue | 6543 |
Pages | 689-691 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg2025 |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2772556 |
Publisher URL | https://science.sciencemag.org/content/372/6543/689 |
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