Clean Indoor Air Benefits Everyone -- White House paper

Clean Indoor Air Benefits Everyone | OSTP | The White House By Erica Kimmerling, OSTP Senior Policy Advisor for Public Engagement in Science Steph Guerra, OSTP Assistant Director for Health Security and Biodefense Georgia Lagoudas, OSTP Senior Advisor for Biotechnology and Bioeconomy The quality of the air we breathe indoors impacts our ability to fully participate in society and live our healthiest lives. For over two… The White House

... experience with the COVID-19 has emphasized the importance of clean indoor air as a vital tool for response and recovery — transmission can be reduced by 80% with improved indoor ventilation and air filtration.[1] COVID-19 is primarily transmitted through the air, so improving ventilation, increasing air filtration, or disinfecting the air can “directly reduce the number of virus-containing particles in indoor air and thereby reduce the risk of inhaling these particles from shared air.”^[2],[3]

Cleaner and healthier indoor air does not only reduce the spread of COVID-19. Cleaner indoor air improves cognition and productivity, reduces the spread of other airborne diseases, protects against outdoor air pollutants such as smog and wildfire smoke, and decreases the number of environmental triggers for conditions like asthma and allergies.^[4]

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