The Prime Minister’s top scientific advisers are backing a multi-faceted response to airborne infections with air quality interventions that can be tailored to specific buildings like hospitals or classrooms to guard against the next pandemic.
Their advice, released this week, sets up a complex policy challenge stretching across portfolios, jurisdictions, health systems and sectors, but could reduce a reliance on other interventions like vaccines and lockdowns.
With another report on Australia’s response to Covid-19 expected next month and a direct report to the Prime Minister on indoor air quality, a national effort on indoor air quality is becoming more likely.
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