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Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere? (www.vox.com)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere?::Can special lightbulbs end the next pandemic before it starts?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

What if... we just ran them when people weren't in the room?

This is already a thing in many hospitals, and has been used extensively even before covid.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

And there are also UV systems that can be added to air ducts to kill off airborne pathogens as well. But they're not cheap and not commonly used outside of medical facilities.