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Clean Air Cville @cleanaircville.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Clean Air Cville has just released our step-by-step PC Fan Air Purifier build guide, with a complete supplies list and photos of many key steps: www.cleanaircville.org/buildguide
10 air purifiers made from 5 PC Fans each and 16"x25" MERV13 filters.
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David Michaels @drdavidmichaels.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Wrote this in 2023 with @susananenberg.bsky.social Reposting now, and likely will to have to repost it again and again.
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires shows outdoor workers need air quality protections
The smoke from Canadian fires illuminates the lack of government policies and programs to protect the public, especially outdoor workers.
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jaydo @jaydocovid.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Cleaning the air: 1 Box Fan & 1 MERV13 filter can make an air filter for $50 that actually works very well. Tape the filter to the back of the box fan and make sure the air flow arrow on the filter points towards the back of the box fan.
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Chantzy @chantzy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This is amazing: The clean air revolution is upon us. One day we'll look back & wonder why we ever normalized casually spreading dangerous respiratory viruses (Pro tip - if you don't want to wait till this is implemented, wear an N95 respirator in public) interceptfund.substack.com/p/ending-res...
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Ending respiratory infections
Introducing Intercept, a $500M bet to make respiratory infections like colds and flu a thing of the past.
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Linsey Marr @linseymarr.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We gave a sneak preview of our clean air system for buildings at the @arpa-h.bsky.social BREATHE Demo Day. All the credit goes to Rajan Chakrabarty et al. at WashU, Madhav Marathe et al. at UVA, and Chris Cappa + Theresa Pistochini et al. at UC Davis. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/s...
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Buildings May Soon Have ‘Immune Systems’ That Fight Airborne Disease
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Linsey Marr @linseymarr.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
@corsiaq.bsky.social and I wrote a viewpoint on Indoor Air Quality: An Overdue Awakening addressing 1. policies for public vs. private spaces 2. ultrapure vs. "clean enough" air 3. simple vs. complex solutions @arpa-h.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Indoor Air Quality: An Overdue Awakening
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
People are getting some long term health conditions up to 2 years earlier than they would if we were breathing clean air. That's people losing up to 2 years pain free, 2 years with energy, able to do all the things that matter to them. share.google/t61ru2BTF1Il... 🧵 1/3
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Air pollution making people in UK get long-term illnesses earlier, study finds
Pollution is ‘silent accelerator that robs individuals of their healthiest years’, say researchers
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The Safer Air Project @saferairproject.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
When air is unsafe, people with chronic illness, disability or immunocompromise are excluded first, from offices, meetings, events and everyday participation. If the accessibility case isn’t enough, perhaps the economics will be. Read more here: www.estatesgazette.co.uk/news/why-ceo...
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Why CEOs should treat office air quality like a financial KPI
COMMENT Smart Space’s Dan Drogman on a financial risk hiding in plain sight
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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 05/04/2026
“In the wake of the EPA’s rollbacks, Michigan organizers, lawmakers, and health care professionals have rung the alarm about the impending challenges for communities that have looked to federal law for protections against industry polluters.” .
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In America’s ‘asthma capital,’ Detroiters fight back against rampant air pollution
Residents and advocates say recent rollbacks of EPA protections will make things worse in an already struggling city
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Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation (US) @crfoundationus.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Another community building CR boxes for schools! “There’s not much that we can do about the air quality outside. But being able to create our own safe haven indoors is what we can do to actually have control and autonomy over our own health.” www.imperialvalleyweekly.com/news/seeley-...
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Seeley School Community Builds DIY Indoor Air Purifiers
SEELEY — In a community where air quality challenges are part of daily life, students, parents and school staff at Seeley Union School District took action this week by learning
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LET'S AIR @nousaerons.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
How new science, real-time monitoring, and smarter engineering are reshaping school air quality – and what it means for kids’ health and absenteeism. A very good summary article on Indoor Air Quality in Schools. www.achrnews.com/articles/165...
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How Contractors Can Lead Air Quality Improvement in Schools
A wave of groundbreaking research in Colorado is revealing how targeted measurement and interventions can transform air quality in schools, reduce illness, and help every child breathe easier.
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Ontario School Safety @onschoolsafety.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
As the early surge in the so called “super flu” further stresses health care systems across the UK, a GP and co-founder of Clean Air Advocacy Ireland is calling for officials to better communicate that flu can be spread through the air. www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-n...
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Superflu - Irish medic calls for warning: 'It's time to grasp the nettle'
Dr Ciara Steele blasted health bosses for not speaking out about flu spreading through the air
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 19/11/2025
I won't start ranting about it because I just get myself worked up, but quickly: I literally can not think of an investment of public funds that has a higher return than *cleaning the indoor air in schools*. It's so easy, so cheap, & has such HUGE payoff. Criminal that we basically don't do it.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 19/11/2025
Today on Volts: for years, I've wanted to do a podcast on indoor air quality, and I finally found the perfect guest! Dr. Lagoudas & I discuss indoor air pollutants, the policies and technologies that can control them, and the growing need to frame indoor air quality as a basic human right.
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What's the deal with indoor air quality?
From CO2 monitors to better building codes, Dr. Georgia Lagoudas outlines how to clean up the spaces where we spend 90% of our lives.
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Jason Dove Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Love This: In Louisiana, air pollution monitoring becomes an act of resistance lailluminator.com/2025/11/02/c...
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Citizen-led pollution monitoring persists in Louisiana, despite law that limits its use • Louisiana Illuminator
Communities around Louisiana are taking environmental data collection into their own hands — despite a law restricting how their findings can be used to enforce regulations.
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Ada Palmer @adapalmer.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Air-quality reforms in China have slashed concentrations of fine particulates by nearly half since 2013, preventing an estimated 2.2 million premature deaths annually. New analysis from the University of Chicago shows the average citizen now lives 2.9 years longer. buff.ly/EJeLqjd #ShareGoodNewsToo
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China’s air quality policies have swiftly reduced pollution, improved life expectancy
Despite significant increases in particulate pollution (PM2.5) in many regions of the world, global pollution has declined since 2013. That decline is due entirely to China’s success in steeply…
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International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate @isiaq.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
New research alert! “Do-It-Yourself Air Purifiers: Educator Attitudes and Perceptions in a K-12 Public School District” Read more to learn about the @crfoundationus.bsky.social box and its use in a Connecticut school district: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 26/09/2025
Not sure if the canary pins will be made widely available at some point (I hope so!) but you can keep an eye on www.airclub.org
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Air Club
A global coalition aspiring towards healthy indoor air.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 26/09/2025
The organizers of the UN event for healthy indoor air used a canary on all their materials and gave everyone canary pins. Why? Canaries detect dangerous substances in the air of coal mines. We all need to be like canaries and warn about the dangers of unhealthy indoor air due to COVID and climate.
canary pins on the lapel of a suit
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Richard Corsi @corsiaq.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
A DIY air cleaner sits on a table.  The air cleaner has pleated filters on four sides and a box fan above that draws air through the filters. The air cleaner is decorated with blue and yellow duct tape and a bumper sticker that reads UC Davis Engineering.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 24/09/2025
To get clean air infrastructure everywhere, we need as many governments, states, cities, nonprofits, schools, businesses etc. to sign on as possible. Please read the pledge, share it, and push your local orgs to join! Link to Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air: aas.eventsair.com/healthy-indo...
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Pledge
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 24/09/2025
Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right. Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
People signing the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air at the UN
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Safe Air Schools UK @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
#SafeAirSchools www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEpk...
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Denver Public Schools equips every classroom with air quality, heat sensors
YouTube video by CBS Colorado
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Safe Air Schools UK @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Latvia deploys 14,000 CO2 monitors to schools, at a cost of 12 Euros per student. Launched by the Ministry of Education, this data is freely available to the public. seetheair.org/2025/07/31/l...
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Latvia’s Model for Healthy Learning: The MESH Air Quality Project
Latvia has successfully deployed 14,000 CO2 monitors in hundreds of schools, ensuring safer and healthier learning environments for students and teachers. This nationwide initiative, launched by th…
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Tina @wunder2welt.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
"All students should have the right to mask. All students should have the right to clean classroom air. All students should have a right to participate in college without risking Long COVID. "
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LET'S AIR @nousaerons.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
In France, 7 of the 11 mandatory vaccines concern airborne diseases. They are so effective that we had forgotten that many viruses and bacteria are transmitted through the air we breathe. Infographic available in our 24-page booklet on airborne diseases: letsair.org#mediation
7 vaccines for Airborne Diseases :
Morbillivirus (Measles)
Mumps virus
Rubivirus rubellae
Bordetella pertussis (Whooping cough)
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Meningitis)
Haemophilus influenzae de type b (Meningitis)
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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Louisiana residents were warning their neighbors about polluted air—now the state could fine them $1M for doing it
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Louisiana residents were warning their neighbors about polluted air—now the state could fine them $1M for doing it
Last May, the state passed a law that would fine residents for sharing air quality data that did not meet strict standards.
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Richard Corsi @corsiaq.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Thanks to Amudalat Ajasa for this story about the significant benefits of CR Boxes for wildfire smoke particles and other indoor aerosol particles (including virus-laden respiratory aerosol particles, pollen, mold, particles from cooking, etc.). www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
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These DIY air purifiers could make clean air more accessible during wildfires
Homemade air purifiers can filter air faster, making them an affordable alternative to more expensive commercial products.
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Safe Air Schools UK @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
Using independent, third party data Safe Air Schools has also evidenced that commercial air filters can be provided per child, per year for less than the price of a pizza. Ht @jneill.bsky.social @housefresh.bsky.social #AirPollution #Pollen #Pathogens 🔗 archive.is/2025.04.29-1...
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Air filters in classrooms reduce sick days by more than 10 per cent
Putting air filters in classrooms seems to boost student attendance, which may be due to them reducing levels of air pollution, pollen, pathogens or all three
By Michael Le Page
11 29 April 2025
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Denis - The COVID Info Guy @thecovidinfoguy.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
NZ: "A group of New Zealand doctors, teachers, academics and principals are urging the Government to improve air quality in schools and childcare centres to reduce Covid-19 and other air-borne illness." Source: archive.md/2OOFa
‘I’m sick of being sick’: Call to fix air quality in schools and childcare

A group of doctors, teachers, academics and principals are urging the Government to improve air quality in schools and childcare centres to reduce Covid-19 and other air-borne illness.

By Cate Macintosh

April 29, 2025
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Linsey Marr @linseymarr.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Q: "Is the air we breathe safe?" by @kprather.bsky.social and Barsanti, new editorial in @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... A: "Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds" www.nytimes.com/2025/04/23/c...
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Almost Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, Report Finds (Gift Article)
Weakening or rolling back longstanding environmental regulations would worsen the problem, the American Lung Association assessment says.
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Clean Air in BC Schools @iaqinbcschools.bsky.social · 13/09/2024
Our new #CleanAir for Schools 'zine is ready! This pocket-sized comic is ready now as a FREE download on our website: linktr.ee/cleanairbcsc... Just print, fold, cut! (see attached instructions) And give them out to everyone! 😃 We are actively seeking translators, please DM!
Photo of a small comic book. Cover reads "Clean Air in Your School and Everywhere!" and shows a cartoon drawing of a Corsi-Rosenthal Box with a face, plus two children dressed as super-heroes, all flying through the clouds.Instructions on how to fold the comic into eight segments. A small cut is then made in the centre of the longest cut, allowing the entire sheet of paper to be folded into an 8-page booklet, or 'zine.
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Safe Air Schools UK @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Screen grab of research paper title “Ambient carbon dioxide concentration correlates with SARS-CoV-2 aerostability and infection risk”
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Safe Air Schools UK @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
🔗 theconversation.com/the-role-of-... Full article. 16th April 2025
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The role of carbon dioxide in airborne disease transmission: a hidden key to safer indoor spaces
The concentration of CO2 in the air directly affects how long a virus remains infectious.
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Safe Air Schools UK @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
“Outdoor CO₂ levels are around 421ppm but in crowded or poorly ventilated spaces, indoor levels can easily exceed 800ppm. That’s the tipping point identified in the study, where the air starts allowing droplets to maintain a lower pH increasing the survival time of viruses” Ht @ukhadds.bsky.social
The role of carbon dioxide in airborne disease transmission: a hidden key to safer indoor spaces
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Safe Air Schools UK @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
📌 New Research 🔹 11 April 2025 “Here we show that children and adolescents with prior SARS-CoV-2 infection are at a statistically significant increased risk of various cardiovascular outcomes […] compared to uninfected controls” #SafeAirSchools 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Cardiovascular post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents: cohort study using electronic health records
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Sean Mullen, Ph.D. @drseanmullen.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Increased ventilation leads to better cognitive performance among university students. Imagine that.
First page of a scientific article on the effects of a natural experiment showing the positive effects of ventilation on cognitive performance among college students.
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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Research now shows over 70% of Sars-CoV-2 household transmission started with children in schools. 5 years on from Covid's arrival what are we doing about airborne infections? www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Dáil air is filtered while our children continue to get sick at school
The ongoing impact of covid infection is very real, but we still haven't managed the simplest mitigation for our children
Dáil air is filtered while our children continue to get sick at school
The proportion of children chronically absent from school has doubled since we removed airborne protections and pretended the pandemic was over. Picture: Larry Cummins
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Clean Air Cville @cleanaircville.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
"It's clearly having a dramatic and positive impact on the health of young children, with reduced need for inhalers and fewer hospital visits recorded by parents and guardians." www.bbc.com/news/article...
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St Helens and Warrington air quality monitors have 'dramatic' effect
Families in St Helens and Warrington can use the monitors to check for air pollution in their homes.
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Safe Air Schools UK @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
It appears that children & teachers would benefit from these monitors inside schools too. “Indoor air quality monitors have been provided for children with asthma or infant wheeze in an initiative in two towns” #MakingTheInvisibleVisible #SafeAirSchools #CleanAir 🔗 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC news headline 'Dramatic' effect of air quality monitors
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jimrosenthal5.bsky.social @jimrosenthal5.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Excellent article on the effectiveness of Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes on wildfire smoke and other PM2.5 airborne contaminants: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
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These DIY air purifiers could make clean air more accessible during wildfires
Homemade air purifiers can filter air faster, making them an affordable alternative to more expensive commercial products.
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Clean Air Club @cleanairclub.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
We're loving this recent article on the Covid-cautious ecosystem in Chicago! www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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With long COVID health risks, Chicago organizations create safe spaces, events for vulnerable communities
Five years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, people who are still vulnerable to the virus have found safe ways to be in community.
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Five years on and we’re still going round and round with whether Covid is airborne. There’s no scientific doubt. Denial broke us. healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topi...
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How denial of airborne COVID transmission broke the world - Healthy Debate
Five years later, the greatest basic science failure in generations caused the pandemic harms highlighted by people across the political spectrum, and broke our social cohesion.
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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 06/03/2025
So great to see groups practicing community care. We need to do this more than ever in light of mass dismantling of government institutions.
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Why Masks-Required Concerts Still Sell Out in the Bay Area | KQED
COVID-conscious musicians and fans have created a tight-knit, DIY scene that’s all about accessibility.
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Safe Air Schools UK @safeairschoolsuk.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
This article was written almost two years ago. Despite C19 still being the largest cause of infectious disease deaths in children age 5-19 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿nothing in schools has changed. Data: James Neill, Consultant Data Analyst, Safe Air Schools @jneill.bsky.social 🔗 archive.is/2023.08.11-1...
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“Why haven’t we made it safer to breathe in classrooms” picture of empty classroom
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UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute @ucdavisenergy.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Researchers from the Western Cooling Efficiency Center and across UC Davis are working to improve indoor air quality through smarter HVAC systems, air filtration, ventilation strategies and better building design. Their work makes schools, offices and public spaces healthier and more resilient. #IAQ
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UC Davis @ucdavis.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
UC Davis researchers are studying ways to optimize the flow of outdoor air into buildings for both energy efficiency and reducing exposure to pollutants, and are taking a close look at how viruses and other pathogens travel from person to person via indoor air currents. Learn more: ucdav.is/4kabVsk
Two people wearing face masks working in a hallway. One person crouches near a fan connected to wires, while another operates a laptop at a table in the background. A measuring tape runs along the floor.
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Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation (US) @crfoundationus.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Hear how frequent illness and poor air quality posed major problems for students at Red Rock Elementary, and how Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes boosted their health and ability to learn. Learn more at: CleanAirK12.com CorsiRosenthalFoundation.org #CRBox #CleanAirK12 Full Video: youtu.be/dUYLPUfkv0g
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stealingsand @stealingsand.bsky.social · 23/02/2025
On the panic/neglect cycle by @edyong209.bsky.social - 2017 (pre-COVID)
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The Deadly Panic-Neglect Cycle in Pandemic Funding
A nonprofit is calling for the U.S. to redouble its commitment to helping developing countries prepare for new infectious diseases.
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