Science

13200 readers

12 users here now

Subscribe to see new publications and popular science coverage of current research on your homepage

founded 5 years ago

MODERATORS

MinutePhrase@lemmy.ml

Air Cleaners Don’t Stop You Getting Sick, Research Shows (www.uea.ac.uk)

submitted 11 months ago by shreddy_scientist@lemmy.ml to c/science@lemmy.ml

9 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Air filtration systems do not reduce the risk of picking up viral infections, according to new research from the University of East Anglia.

A new study published today reveals that technologies designed to make social interactions safer in indoor spaces are not effective in the real world.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] attackfrog@lemmy.one 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

At a guess, it doesn't matter how clean the air coming out of the HVAC system is if you're sitting near or talking with someone who's sick.