Air change rate and SARS-CoV-2 exposure in hospitals and residences: A meta-analysis

• Published in: Aerosol science and technology Vol. 58; no. 3; pp. 217 - 243
• Main Authors: Zhang, Yuetong, Nannu Shankar, Sripriya, Vass, William B., Lednicky, John A., Fan, Z. Hugh, Agdas, Duzgun, Makuch, Robert, Wu, Chang-Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Taylor & Francis 2024; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Aerosol research; Aerosols; Air sampling; Cleaning; COVID-19; Exposure; Hospitals; Inhalation; Occupancy; Residential location; Respiration; Risk reduction; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Ventilation; Viruses; Vishal Verma

As COVID-19 swept across the globe, increased ventilation and implementation of air cleaning were emphasized by the US CDC and WHO as important strategies to reduce the risk of inhalation exposure to the virus. To assess whether higher ventilation and air cleaning rates lead to lower exposure risk t...