A Fight About Viruses in the Air Is Finally Over. Now It’s Time for Healthy Venting | Scientific American
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After four years of fighting about it, the World Health Organization has finally proclaimed that viruses, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID, can be spread through the air.
The operative phrase here is “through the #air.” It’s plain language that anyone can understand, and this switch from jargon such as “airborne” and “aerosol” may finally clear the way for researchers to get funding to study better, real-life ways to protect people from a range of infectious diseases.
And just maybe governments, retailers, school authorities and others can now start to get solid information about ways they can clean indoor air. While it is going to take more than a wordy WHO statement to persuade gym owners that fogged-up windows mean too many people are huffing out potentially infectious air, the new wording does provide a better explanation of why it’s gross and unhealthy.
