Epidemic Task Force News Today

How a game-changing health standard strengthens protection against airborne viruses. ASHRAE’s recently released Standard 241 serves as a helpful reference for minimum safety standards in various buildings and spaces.

A Vancouver mother has filed a regulatory complaint against the Vancouver School Board, asking for a professional engineer’s assurance that her children are protected against COVID-19.

The company that sold 160,000 air purifiers to the Department of Education benefited from a lobbying campaign that reached high into the upper ranks of City Hall.

We have three different agencies pursuing three different theories of Covid transmission, making the whole situation completely shambolic. Thank you, adults in the room!

Experts are breaking down what they've learned in the last two years of the pandemic about how ventilation can be used to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Two-plus years into the Covid-19 pandemic, you probably know the basics of protection: vaccines, boosters, proper handwashing and masks. But one of the most powerful tools against the coronavirus is one that experts believe is just starting to get the attention it deserves: ventilation.

Experts are breaking down what they've learned in the last two years of the pandemic about how ventilation can be used to curb the spread of COVID-19.

The White House on Monday will ask Congress to tax the top one-hundredth of 1 percent of American households.

As the White House pleads with Republicans in Congress for emergency aid, some health care providers are telling uninsured people they will have to pay for testing.

To avoid hazards on an aeroplane, there is a “best” seat.