Failing to Call COVID Airborne Has Deadly Costs

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This analysis highlights the human cost of failing to recognise COVID-19 as an airborne virus, particularly for healthcare workers. It shows how inadequate protection, outdated guidance, and missed lessons have led to preventable illness, long COVID, and ongoing risk.

The article centres on real-world experiences of healthcare workers who became ill despite following official guidance, underscoring how reliance on droplet-based precautions left staff inadequately protected from airborne exposure. It also points to ongoing gaps in policy and practice, with healthcare settings still experiencing transmission and insufficient use of respirators and clean air measures. 

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