QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months agoStudy: Air purifier use at daycare centres cut kids' sick days by a thirdyle.fiexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up1161arrow-down10
arrow-up1161arrow-down1external-linkStudy: Air purifier use at daycare centres cut kids' sick days by a thirdyle.fiQuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz to Science@beehaw.orgEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square24fedilink
minus-squareMike D.@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14·10 months agoPerhaps dust and particulates? The SoCal area is very dusty. If you leave your car parked for a few days it will have a fine layer of dust on it. Imagine breathing that in along with all the other germs normally present in a classroom. Less sickness should allow more learning.
minus-squareblindsight@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoI would assume it’s the last point; less sickness from airborne illnesses means more time and energy for learning.
Perhaps dust and particulates? The SoCal area is very dusty. If you leave your car parked for a few days it will have a fine layer of dust on it.
Imagine breathing that in along with all the other germs normally present in a classroom. Less sickness should allow more learning.
I would assume it’s the last point; less sickness from airborne illnesses means more time and energy for learning.