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WellAir, a leader in delivering technologies that help provide a healthier indoor environment, today announced it has entered a partnership with Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest member-driven, healthcare performance improvement company. Vizient members will be able to purchase WellAir’s air and surface disinfection devices at contracted pricing. 

Novaerus Defend 1050 cleared by FDA as 510(k) Class II Medical Device to inactivate and filter out airborne virus and bacteria for medical purposes.

Microscopic measles particles can remain airborne and infectious for up to 2 hours and drift. In one case, an infected athlete transmitted the disease to spectators 100 feet away. The idea that measles is primarily contracted through large droplets, rather than tiny, inhaled aerosols, has been debunked.

One year into the Covid-19 pandemic, that same theory has been debunked with respect to SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

“People think they are protected indoors and they’re really not.”

For nearly a year, the 6-foot/2-metre rule has been invoked by officials worldwide and gained traction with the public. And yet, scientists say, the rule is misleading — based on an erroneous understanding of aerosol science and insufficient to curb Covid transmission.

Prodded by scientists worldwide, both organizations eventually agreed aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 was possible in community settings and perhaps not rare. But even today, top scientists warn the impact of long-range spread has been vastly underestimated.

“Aerosol transmission plays a significant role in indoor environments and cannot be neglected,” argues Maosheng Yao, PhD a professor of engineering at Peking University.