Research reveals how airflow inside a car may affect COVID-19 transmission risk
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Published in Science Advances · View the paper (DOI)
Research suggests that opening windows can reduce airborne particle exchange between a driver and passenger, lowering the risk of COVID-19 transmission. The best scenario is having all four windows open, but even one or two open windows are better than having them all closed.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- Research reveals how airflow inside a car may affect COVID-19 transmission risk Brown University · Dec 4, 2020 · first to report
- Airflow modeling suggests driving with all windows down safest to prevent COVID-19 transmission American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Dec 4, 2020
- Riding in a car in the pandemic: which windows to open? University of Massachusetts Amherst · Dec 4, 2020