Filtered or fresh air is not a substitute for masks and certainly no substitute for vaccination, but it's another way to help protect people stuck indoors for hours from breathing in the virus, one expert says.
Jennifer Nuzzo is both a mom and a health expert. Worried about sending her young son to in-person school last year, she settled on one of the few things she could control.
She bought a portable air cleaner for her son's classroom.She's joining air quality experts who are urging schools to do more this fall to make sure kids -- as well as teachers and staff -- are breathing air as free as possible from coronavirus particles.
"I know there are a whole bunch of gimmicky things out there," Nuzzo said."We are particularly concerned about foggers and the electrostatic sprayers, spraying disinfectants," said Barnett.Cleaning products can end up polluting indoor air, she said. Some air cleaners generate ozone -- something that's dangerous to breathe in."You don't want them in schools or any other place," Barnett said.
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