8 Nov 2022

Ventilation study begins in marae, ECEs, aged care centres

From Midday Report, 12:42 pm on 8 November 2022

NIWA air quality researchers this morning launched a research project to track ventilation and assess how our most vulnerable communities could be better protected from Covid-19.

Improving air flow in indoor spaces is a key strategy to prevent transmission - but it's unclear if extensive messaging is changing behaviour.

The chief executive of Hāpai Te Hau-ora - Māori Public Health - Selah Hart, told me how important the project is to help keep communities together.