*Mitigates all airborne diseases at the same time w/o requiring changes to individual behavior. Airborne diseases: #Covid, influenza, RSV, & tuberculosis.
*Will help prevent future pandemics. Airborne viruses -typically spread more easily.
*Reduces the spread of disease -fewer ppl in any given indoor space are contagious than before, further⬇️transmission. Can result in “exponential decay.” -infected person infects <1 -on aver-.
"Until last week western #Canada had been enduring a cold spring but the rapid onset of #unseasonably high temperatures, in places 10-15C above the average for early May, is causing #fires and #flooding."
Wonder what it takes for #Alberta and Albertans to connect the dots.
(High AQI? Your N95 mask does a good job of filtering PM2.5 pollution. If you have air conditioning, inserting a HEPA or MERV filter turns it into an air purifier).
This #AirQualityIndex or #AQI map shows current readings from actual sensors. Many show historical data if you click on the marker; some have pollution forecasts for a few days ahead.
Note: Purple Air consumer grade sensors are known to display numbers that are consistently higher than actual values. Pay more attention to the sensors of state DEPs, the Departments for Environmental Protection: those are more reliable.