https://yle.fi/a/74-20062381
"Use of air purifiers at two daycare centres in Helsinki led to a reduction in
illnesses and absences among children and staff, according to preliminary
findings of a new study led by E3 Pandemic Response.
Air purifiers of various sizes and types were placed in two of the city's
daycare centres during cold and flu seasons.
The initial results from the first year of research are promising, according to
researcher Enni Sanmark, from HUS Helsinki University Hospital.
"Children were clearly less sick in daycare centres where air purification
devices were used — down by around 30 percent," Sanmark explained.
The air purifiers were changed at two daycare centres serving as a control in
the experiment, in order to rule out the effect that possible epidemic
fluctuations could have on the results. The study's next phase will continue
until April.
"We will be able to analyse whether there were only decreases in flu-type
illnesses or whether the use of air purification could also help reduce stomach
ailments," Sanmark said.
On average, daycare centre-aged children suffer 10-13 infectious illnesses
every year, with each illness lasting from one to three weeks, according to the
research."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: November 30, 2023
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-93729855
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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