@article{Morawska_L-2021_84888,
title = {A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection},
author = {Morawska, L. and Allen, J. and Bahnfleth, W. and Bluyssen, P. and Boerstra, A. and Buonanno, G. and Cao, J. and Dancer, S. and Floto, A. and Franchimon, F. and Greenhalgh, T. and Haworth, C. and Hogeling, J. and Isaxon, C. and Jimenez, J. and Kurnitski, J. and Li, Y. and Loomans, M. and Marks, G. and Marr, L. and Mazzarella, L. and Melikov, A. and Miller, S. and Milton, D. and Nazaroff, W. and Nielsen, P. and Noakes, C. and Peccia, J. and Prather, K. and Querol, X. and Sekhar, C. and Seppänen, O. and Tanabe, S. and Tang, J. and Tellier, R. and Wai, T. and Wargocki, P. and Wierzbicka, A. and Yao, M.},
month = {may},
year = {2021},
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.},
pages = {689-691},
volume = {372},
issue = {6543},
journal = {Science},
publisher = {American Association for the Advancement of Science},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg2025},
}
