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Indoor Air Changes and Potential Implications for SARS-CoV-2 Transmission
Abstract
This JAMA Insights review summarizes basic measures of indoor air ventilation as a means to explain how increases in frequency of air exchange and filtration capture efficiency could mitigate far-field airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 inside rooms and buildings.
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“To reduce indoor airborne transmission, it is necessary to perform control measures through source (masking and physical distancing) and engineering controls (ventilation and filtration) [3].”
From Bacteria Filtration Efficiency for Different Types of Protective Face Masks (2023) · cites this paper as [3]
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Li, Y., Leung, G. M., Tang, J. W.-T., Yang, X., Chao, C. Y. H., Lin, J. Z., Lu, J. W. Z., Nielsen, P. V., Niu, J., Qian, H., et al. (2007) · Indoor Air · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0668.2006.00445.x · Cited by 1,057
Ventilation rates and health: Multidisciplinary review of the scientific literature
Sundell, J., Levin, H., Nazaroff, W. W., Cain, W. S., Fisk, W. J., Grimsrud, D. T., Gyntelberg, F., Li, Y., Persily, A. K., Pickering, A. C., et al. (2011) · Indoor Air · doi:10.1111/j.1600-0668.2010.00703.x · Cited by 740
The ventilation problem in schools: literature review
Fisk, W. J. (2017) · Indoor Air · doi:10.1111/ina.12403 · Cited by 338
Persily, A. (2015) · Building and Environment · doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.02.026 · Cited by 249
Role of mechanical ventilation in the airborne transmission of infectious agents in buildings
Luongo, J., Fennelly, K., Keen, J., Zhai, Z., Jones, B. W., & Miller, S. (2015) · Indoor Air: International Journal of Indoor Environment and Health · doi:10.1111/ina.12267 · Cited by 134
Preventing the Spread of SARS-CoV-2 With Masks and Other “Low-tech” Interventions
Lerner, A. M., Folkers, G. K., & Fauci, A. S. (2020) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.2020.21946 · Cited by 70
Allen, J. G., & Macomber, J. D. (2020) · Harvard University Press eBooks · doi:10.4159/9780674246102 · Cited by 57
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Koukouvini, K.-A., Fokas, R., & Vantarakis, A. (2026) · Pathogens · doi:10.3390/pathogens15080811
“A growing argument from public health researchers and engineers calls for indoor air quality to be regulated with the same seriousness as drinking water, with mandatory standards and verification [144].”
Donskey, C. J. (2026) · American Journal of Infection Control · doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2026.02.008
Son, J.-H., Kim, S., Padasas, B. T., Im, C.-H., Oh, J., Españo, E., Kwon, O. H., Kim, D.-J., Kim, D., Lee, H. S., et al. (2026) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2026.124686
US Public School Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review
Henry, R., Collins, M. E., Connor, K. A., Grönvall, G. K., & Sell, T. K. (2026) · Health Security · doi:10.1177/23265094261475505
“51,52 However, ventilation and fi ltration improvements alone are not enough to make in-person schooling safe and are most effective when implemented along with other mitigation strategies, such as masking and distancing.”
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- Authors
- Allen, J. G., & Ibrahim, A. M.
- Affiliations
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Corresponding author
- Allen, Joseph G.
- Venue
- JAMA
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2021-05-25
- Volume
- 325
- Issue
- 20
- Pages
- 2112
- ISSN
- 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
- 0098-7484
- OpenAlex
- W3155295303
- Cited by
- 208
- References
- 10
- Citations by year
- 2026: 16 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 38 · 2023: 41 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 46
- FWCI
- 28.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- JAMA (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Infection Control and Ventilation
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › COVID-19 impact on air quality
- Keywords
- indoor ventilation, SARS-CoV-2 transmission, airborne transmission, air exchange rate, air filtration efficiency, indoor air quality, COVID-19 pandemic, building ventilation
- MeSH terms
- COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, Aerosols, Air Microbiology, Filtration, Housing, Humans, Schools, Time Factors, Ventilation, Air Pollution, Indoor, Air Filters
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