Julia Wright

May 10, 2024 | thelancet.com | Mark Ungrin |Julia Wright

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May 9, 2024 | thelancet.com | Trisha Greenhalgh |C MacIntyre |Mark Ungrin |Julia Wright

WHO has proposed new terminology for “pathogens that transmit through the air”. 1WHOGlobal technical consultation report on proposed terminology for pathogens that transmit through the air. The stated rationale is that “[d]uring the pandemic, the terms ‘airborne’, ‘airborne transmission’, ‘droplets’ and ‘aerosols’ were used in different ways, by different stakeholders, which contributed to confusion in communicating how this pathogen was transmitted”.

Jul 17, 2023 | dal.ca | Julia Wright

Julia M. Wright is George Munro Chair in Literature and Rhetoric at Dalhousie University. The New Brunswick legislature recently passed a motion to improve indoor air quality in the province’s public buildings “to reduce the spread of airborne illnesses, such as COVID-19.”There are many ways to improve the air we breathe indoors, including filtration and ventilation: bring fresh air in, send exhaled air and contaminants out. And we have good reasons for looking at indoor air quality.

Jul 6, 2023 | winnipegfreepress.com | Julia Wright |George Munro Chair

By: Julia M.

Jul 5, 2023 | tolerance.ca | Julia Wright |George Munro Chair

By Julia M.