January 11, 2022 – Experts from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security call on school administrators across the United States to reduce COVID-19 transmission by improving indoor air in schools.
Emphasizing the findings of their May 2021 report, School Ventilation: A Vital Tool to Reduce COVID-19 Spread, on December 22, 2021, these experts sent a letter to leaders in the 10 largest US public school districts, sharing detailed recommendations on how to reduce the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments.
“Ensuring that schools have healthy air to breathe is a no-regrets investment and a cost-effective public health measure to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission, provide a safer environment, and improve learning,” wrote Dr. Paula Olsiewski, a biochemist and contributing scholar to the Center; Dr. Gigi Gronvall, an immunologist and senior scholar at the Center; Dr. Richard Bruns, an economist and senior scholar at the Center; and Dr. William P. Bahnfleth, a mechanical engineer at Penn State University and a fellow/presidential member at ASHRAE.
They recommend that school administrators should:
Read the full letter. (PDF)
Read School Ventilation: A Vital Tool to Reduce COVID-19 Spread.