Sure, we shouldn’t be extra paranoid and literally live in a clean room. Yes, the simulated room had zero circulation, which is unrealistic. However, the point

Sure, we shouldn’t be extra paranoid and literally live in a clean room. Yes, the simulated room had zero circulation, which is unrealistic. However, the point stands that micro-droplets linger far more than you’d think. We should find ways to systematically improve the health of the population. Guidelines to cough into our elbows just don’t cut it. Flu vaccines are great but they’re not enough and they’re not universal. My logic for subsidizing good HVAC also applies to other pathogen mitigation technologies. No-touch sinks in public areas are one example.