Outdoor air pollutants monitored at five Queensland schools in a year-long QUT study found that most of the tiny particles (PM2.5) that lodge in the lungs came from the environment, such as smoke from controlled burns, rather than vehicles.
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I can’t believe we’re having this discussion in September 2023, just as the fall respiratory virus season commences, but the politicizers of COVID won’t let up. Consider the ill-timed article by John Tierney last week in City Journal claiming that “maskaholics are incorrigible” and everyone should reject masks because “we’re rational”.
Authorities recommend control measures, but they are “voluntary”. They include wearing a mask, vaccination, testing if you have symptoms and staying home if you test positive, and ventilation. Ventilation is often the last measure listed – as if it’s an afterthought.