Omicron: Masking and Indoor Air Quality 101

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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🗓️ 17 January 2022

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Andy enlists two experts — UC Davis Dean of Engineering Rich Corsi and “Mask Nerd” Aaron Collins — to better understand the importance of masking and indoor air quality during this Omicron wave. Fan favorite Rich returns to talk about how to think about ventilation, ways to reduce our inhalation dose, and how that’s changed with Omicron. Aaron breaks down everything you need to know about the different kinds of masks out there, including what masks are best for kids. Today's episode is a battle of the nerds, and we all come out winners in the end with practical information to help us stay safer during this Omicron wave and beyond.

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Check out these resources from today’s episode:

Check out Aaron’s YouTube channel for more mask testing and reviews: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3fF_rzkmZD0ufN685YE7lg
Learn how to build a Corsi-Rosenthal box here: https://cleanaircrew.org/box-fan-filters/
Here’s what the CDC has to say about the different types of masks and respirators: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/types-of-masks.html
Read more on the study out of the University of Bristol’s Aerosol Research Centre that Andy asked Rich about in today’s episode: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/11/covid-loses-90-of-ability-to-infect-within-five-minutes-in-air-study
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1:11.9	Welcome to the bubble. This is your host Andy Slavitt. We continue our
1:17.0	Omicron 101 podcast episodes. Today a whole heap of knowledge comes at you. It's
1:23.0	the knowledge that like a lot of things with the pandemic, none of us can really
1:26.3	be expected to know on our own unless someone explains it to us. And today
1:31.8	knowledge can be coming at you in areas that people have a lot of interest in
1:37.3	understanding. And I think you're more complicated than meets the eye. One is
1:41.6	masks. How do they work? Which one should you wear? A lot of controversy related
1:47.3	to the CDC on this topic. We'll straighten that out for you today. With the
1:51.6	mask nerd Aaron Collins is on the show. He's a mechanical engineer who's got a
1:56.5	background on aerosol science. Who doesn't? He's a guy who tests all these
2:00.7	reviews masks on his YouTube channel. Very good, very entertaining. And aerosolization.
2:07.2	How you keep spaces clean. What that means? How you make sure you're in spaces
2:14.1	that are either being filtered or have proper ventilation. Rich Corsi. Yes. The
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