I think it would be nice if we could all work together to expand this community a bit and we can do this by suggesting what you would like to see in the sidebar and any resources we can compile together to add to it.
Found this site which has a lot of info on cleaning the air, specifically for covid. So a lot of resources on UV-light, ventilation, and air filtration.
Also, if you want to check co2 levels in places you live or work, to test air quality, the Vitalight mini-co2 detector is very useful and inexpensive compared to what is normally recommended. I just got one to test air quality at work. It’s basically 30-40 dollars compared to other models which are sometimes hundreds of dollars each.
Info on the effectiveness of air filtration might be good:
Real-world data show that filters clean COVID-causing virus from air
DIY box fan filters – Corsi-Rosenthal box
Also this: How scientists are protecting themselves from COVID-19
air filtration is great but I feel like it’s much less important than getting people to wear masks
Yeah, if everyone wore an n95 in public for a while we would get rid of a bunch of diseases. Its frustrating.
Air filtration is just another layer of protection. If you are at home with someone sick, it helps prevent transmission. Or if you have a shared workplace, you can run one and be reasonably safe if you are alone and need to eat lunch or whatever. It’s not going to help if someone is close range and coughing in your face, but it does help keep the virus from accumulating or staying in the air.
In hospital wards where they ran HEPA filters, they pretty much eliminated transmission, but I assume that was on top of mask protocols in place.