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"Our complacency about indoor air contributed to our vulnerability to COVID-19,
and we’ll continue to be vulnerable to COVID and other emerging threats until
we re-think how we share our air.
Humans are social; we need to be with each other. That’s what made us
vulnerable. Our first defences against COVID-19 were social distancing and
lockdowns – highly effective against the spread of the virus, but damaging to
our economies and punishing for our mental health, social support networks,
family relationships and child development.
Now that Omicron is spreading and lockdowns are likely over, can we preserve
the in-person experience without the risk? Science warns more variants and
pathogens are surely coming, including those we have no vaccine for. Are masks
enough? Can we do things better next time?
Can you recall those early, fearful days of the pandemic, not knowing when a
vaccine would come, if ever? But all along there was a simple public health
measure available for everyone: fresh air."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
