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NHS releases advice on HEPA use in Hospitals. “Ventilation is an important feature in the control of airborne infection. However, the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 as a highly contagious virus has demanded new and innovative solutions to safeguard patients, staff and visitors.” NHS Guidance Bulletin Hospital acquired SARS-CoV-2 (Hospital Acquired Infection – HAI) is particularly dangerous …

Protect Your Family From COVID-19 in Hospital – Nov 23 Read More »

Source – https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU01074597# Graph shows the rise in workforce disability in America over the last 15 years. Note what happened when everyone was infected with COVID-19.

The covidpledge.co.nz open letter in support of nursing colleagues. To whoever is concerned: Hospitals should be a place where everyone can go to feel safe. Our healthcare system depends on nurses being safe at work. Until hospitals and clinics provide virus-free clean air our nurses will continue leaving the profession due to preventable airborne illness. …

New Zealand nurses must have virus-free clean air at work – Sept 23 Read More »

The covidpledge.co.nz open letter in support of medical colleagues. To whoever is concerned: Hospitals should be a place where everyone can go to feel safe. Our healthcare system depends on doctors being safe at work. Until hospitals and clinics provide virus-free clean air our doctors will continue leaving the profession due to preventable airborne illness. …

New Zealand doctors must have virus-free clean air at work – Sept 23 Read More »

Taking staff safety seriously in Belfast

NZ Herald article link Ditched are a mandatory 7 day isolation period for people with Covid-19, and the requirement to wear face masks in health facilities. It is important to note that hospital patients are among our most vulnerable and hospital acquired COVID-19 has been clearly linked to 10% mortality. Unfortunately it appears that the …

Covid 19: Government ditches all remaining restrictions, as case hospitalisations rise – Aug 23 Read More »

Less than half were aware they had COVID. “Importance  Some individuals who were infected by the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant may have been completely unaware of their infectious status while the virus was actively transmissible.” “Of the 210 participants (median [range] age, 51 (23-84) years; 136 women [65%]) with serological evidence of recent Omicron variant infection, …

Omicron May be a Stealth Virus – July 23 Read More »

Data source

“long-range transmission route is dominant” “…many more students are exposed via the long-range airborne route and the total exposure of all students to the virus via short-range airborne was lower than for long-range airborne.” Link to original research

“In a typical inpatient setting, on the other hand, the required indoor CO2 concentration is below 540 ppm with no mask, 770 ppm with a surgical mask, and 8200 ppm with an N95 mask. These findings facilitate the establishment of a strategy for preventing airborne transmission in hospitals. This study is unique in that it …

Indoor CO2 – Permissable Levels to Control Transmission – Jun 23 Read More »