Environmental Microbiology Study finds Airborne Transmission of STEC | FDA

07/26/2024

A new multi-year study by the FDA in collaboration with the University of Arizona has found that “Airborne transmission of viable STEC (Shiga toxin-producing E. coli) was documented on numerous occasions…” indicating that this pathogen survives in the air and can pose a contamination risk.

Recent Omicron Transmission likely through Hotel Air | Wall Street Journal

11/29/2021

Infectious disease professor Yuen Kwok-yung, of the University of Hong Kong shared in the article below from the Wall Street Journal, about the transmission of Read more

Aerosolized SARS-CoV-2 Remains Infectious for up to 16 Hours | CDC EID Journal

06/29/2021

A study published in the CDC Emerging Infectious Disease journal demonstrated that aerosolized SARS-CoV2 persists in its infectious state in the air for up to Read more

More Evidence Points to COVID-19 being “Predominantly” Airborne | The Lancet

04/18/2021

American, Canadian and British Epidemiologists and experts report on increasing evidence of coronavirus main mode of transmission is through aerosols

Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality: How it Affects Students in the Classroom | The New York Times

02/26/2021

Adding an air cleaner (purifier) provides additional protection for students and educators even in well-ventilated classrooms.

Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 | New England Journal of Medicine

12/24/2020

Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 In this research letter, investigators report on the stability of SARS-CoV-2 and SARS-CoV-1 under experimental conditions. The viability of the two virus…

Dr. Fauci on COVID-19 transmission | Now This

12/14/2020

Dr. Fauci explains to Matthew McConaughey (Now This) that transmission by touching inanimate surfaces is now considered to be a very small percentage of COVID-19 cases (see first 90 seconds in the video), yet most “solutions” in the market to-date only address surface sanitization. PYURE is one of the only technologies to have demonstrated the rapid destruction of airborne SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19), killing 99% of a very high concentration of the aerosolized COVID-19 virus in only 20 minutes.

How Does COVID-19 Spread Through the Air? | EL PAÍS

12/03/2020

The risk of contagion is highest in indoor spaces but can be reduced by applying all available measures to combat…

One Year Later: COVID-19 and an Increase in Transmissions | The Lancet Respiratory Medicine

12/02/2020

As we approach the end of 2020, and a year since the outbreak of COVID-19 began, cases are increasing again.

239 Scientific Experts Warn on the Airborne Transmission of COVID-19 | Oxford Academic

12/02/2020

An open letter to the World Health Organization from 239 scientific experts.