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Air Support Project @airsupportproject.bsky.social · 3d

October is National Indoor Air Quality Month! The American Lung Association is doing incredible work promoting clean air in classrooms through their Clean Air School Challenge.

Check out their resources and how you can get involved on their website at Lung.org/CASC!

#cleanairschools #iaq

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Air Support Project @airsupportproject.bsky.social · 5d

We are participating in World Ventil8 Day on Saturday, November 8.

This year’s theme - Collaborate to Ventilate - aligns with our mission to make clean indoor air practical and achievable.

Sign up to participate below, and message us if you can think of ways to collaborate!

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Banner for World Ventil8 Day, with this year's theme of "Collaborate to Ventilate".

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Air Support Project @airsupportproject.bsky.social · 9d

Twitter Space recap of the UN Event tonight at 8 PM ET with @publichealthaction.bsky.social !

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Air Support Project @airsupportproject.bsky.social · 11d

Join our UN afterparty Twitter Space this Thursday, October 2nd, at 8 PM ET, co-hosted with @publichealthaction.bsky.social. Featuring @tonycolaneri.bsky.social, @adamvanbavel.bsky.social, Peter Cantone with Smart Air Defense, and possibly @saferairproject.bsky.social!

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Air Support Project @airsupportproject.bsky.social · 11d

We have just published our recap of the UN Clean Air Summit 2025, where 30+ countries signed the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air. We spend ~90% of life indoors, and IAQ is a valuable, but overlooked public health tool.

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Healthy Indoor Air Gains Global Spotlight with Landmark UN Commission - AIR SUPPORT PROJECT

The UN Clean Air Summit was a landmark event for clean air advocates everywhere, being the first coordinated, international effort to establish healthy indoor air as a human right, and to push for a g...

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Air Support Project @airsupportproject.bsky.social · 11d

Join our UN afterparty Twitter Space this Thursday, October 2nd, at 8 PM ET, co-hosted with @publichealthaction.bsky.social. Featuring @tonycolaneri.bsky.social, @adamvanbavel.bsky.social, Peter Cantone with Smart Air Defense, and possibly @saferairproject.bsky.social!

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Air Support Project @airsupportproject.bsky.social · 11d

We have just published our recap of the UN Clean Air Summit 2025, where 30+ countries signed the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air. We spend ~90% of life indoors, and IAQ is a valuable, but overlooked public health tool.

airsupportproject.com/healthy-indo...

Healthy Indoor Air Gains Global Spotlight with Landmark UN Commission - AIR SUPPORT PROJECT

The UN Clean Air Summit was a landmark event for clean air advocates everywhere, being the first coordinated, international effort to establish healthy indoor air as a human right, and to push for a g...

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Dr Noor Bari @njbbari3.bsky.social · 12d

The COVID-19 pandemic did take peoples rights away… and it is still taking people’s rights away.

Even if you don’t realise it. Your right to safer air and better health has been taken away.

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Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) @durhamhealthnc.bsky.social · 16d

COVID-19 cases are still high, so be sure to know the facts and avoid the myths in order to protect yourself and others.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: If I’ve already had COVID-19 once, I’m immune from getting it again. Fact: There is no limit on how many times you can get COVID-19. Reinfection is common, and each new infection raises your risk of serious illness, organ damage, Long COVID, and more.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: I won’t get COVID-19 as long as I wash my hands well. Fact: It’s always a good idea to wash your hands, but COVID-19 spreads primarily through the air and respiratory droplets, so handwashing is much less likely to prevent COVID-19 than wearing masks.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: I don’t need to wear masks if I’ve already been vaccinated.Fact: Vaccines can reduce your risk of infection, and if you do get sick after being vaccinated, you are much less likely to experience severe illness or death, but it is still possible to get COVID-19 and spread it to others even if you’ve been vaccinated, so it’s a good idea to keep masking.

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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · 17d

Listen to this young lady, protect yourselves. Don’t wait for the messaging, it’s already been over 5 years! We have an estimated 409 million with long Covid now. Over 28 million have died. We need to help each other #WeShareTheAir

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 18d

“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”

Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 18d

Boston schools 👏👏👏

Leading the way since 2020. They invested in IAQ sensors in every classroom across the district.

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 18d

"By having real-time data, you can make smart, targeted, strategic investments in your school buildings, especially when resources are limited."

Sensors are not enough.
You need experts too.

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Clinically Vulnerable Families 💙💜💗 @cvcev.bsky.social · 18d

"Something as simple as breathing in shared indoor spaces has become a barrier to accessibility and inclusion for millions of people, and it's time to change that!"

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The Safer Air Project @saferairproject.bsky.social · 20d

“Clean indoor air is one of the lowest-hanging fruits to drive immediate and lasting change. By ensuring the air we breathe indoors is healthy and safe, we can deliver transformative benefits for public health and wellbeing.”

A/Prof Suman Majumdar, Chief Health Officer, Burnet Institute

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Air Support Project @airsupportproject.bsky.social · 18d

We're SO happy that Plum was able to make it to this event! We loved your speech!

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Nina Metz @ninametz.bsky.social · 18d

This is so basic, I don’t know why it’s not brought up all the time

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MJ Nabuurs @mjnabuurs.bsky.social · 18d

Violet Affleck finished speaking at the UN Clean IAQ Side Event right now momentarily.

Impassioned, convincing, intelligent…and masked.

Gen Z has a great leader.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 18d

“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”

Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!

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Air Support Project @airsupportproject.bsky.social · 18d

We will be doing a debrief summarizing this important meeting next week - stay tuned!

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Air Support Project @airsupportproject.bsky.social · 18d

Today, over 160 global leaders, policymakers, scientists, and health experts (and a lot of our friends) are coming together at the UN General Assembly in New York declare clean air a public right!

Watch the livestream here, starting 3:30 PM ET: webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1v...

Announcement for Healthy Indoor Air: A Global Call to Action 2025

High-Level Side Event at the 80th Session of the UN General Assembly

23 September 2025, 3:30-5:30 PM ET, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY

Global leaders, policymakers, scientists, and health experts will gather to showcase best practices, scientific innovation, and inspire global collaboration on Healthy Indoor Air.

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Air Support Project @airsupportproject.bsky.social · 19d

Our latest blog goes over how to act quickly to prevent mold from taking foot in your home after a flooding event.

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How to Prevent Mold in the First 48 Hours After Flood - AIR SUPPORT PROJECT

Research shows consistent associations between damp, moldy indoor environments and increased respiratory symptoms, including wheezing, coughing, and asthma exacerbation. These effects don’t require ex...

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Air Support Project @airsupportproject.bsky.social · 21d

Climate Week NYC spotlight: curated clean-air sessions and side events (Sept 21–28). Policy, tech, finance—who’s doing what and where to plug in. Guide:

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Clean air events at Climate Week NYC 2025

World leaders will convene at New York Climate Week from 21-28 September, to accelerate local and global climate action. We’ve rounded up sessions, talks and side events specifically related to clean ...

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Amanda Finley Digs All the Spooky Things @rubyslippahs.bsky.social · 26d

Down to $1,140 left!

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The Sick Times @thesicktimes.org · 25d

😷📊: The latest COVID-19 data offer conflicting information about whether or not we’ve passed the peak of this year’s summer/early fall surge.

Read the full update here: tinylink.net/nGCo6

An orange background and a meter indicating high levels of SARS-CoV-2. The text reads: The latest COVID-19 data offer conflicting information about whether or not we’ve passed the peak of this year’s summer/early fall surge.

Wastewater data from the CDC report a stark increase in SARS-CoV-2 activity for the week ending September 6. And the CDC’s dashboard finally labels national wastewater SARS-CoV-2 activity as “high” for the first time since this wave started.

In contrast, healthcare system data from the CDC report declining COVID-19 levels in early September, both nationally and for some states in the South and West.

Betsy’s best guess at interpreting this: COVID-19 is still going up in some places and down in others, and the test positivity data are reflecting more of the latter while wastewater data reflect more of the former.

The chart on slide 2 is a chart from Biobot Analytics titled, "Regional SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Concentrations." The Y axis represents effective concentration of SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater, copies per mL, and the X axis represents time, spanning from May 2024 to September 2025. The chart includes four lines representing U.S. regions: pink for the South, yellow for the Northeast, purple for the Midwest, green for the West. All four regions saw COVID-19 waves in summer 2024, winter 2024-25, and summer 2025, though there are regional differences. The Northeast and Midwest had much higher levels than the other two regions in winter 2024-25, and the South and West had higher levels in summer 2025. Viral levels may have peaked for this wave in the South and West, according to the latest update (as of early September).

Remaining text on slide 3 reads: The Sick Times will be following the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee meeting later this week — a committee now full of COVID-19 deniers.

Speaking of denial: a new CDC report, published last week, claims that COVID-19 is no longer a leading cause of death in the U.S. as of 2024. The report is based on death certificate data, which have undercounted COVID-19 deaths since the start of the pandemic. This pattern has likely gotten worse as testing became less available in recent years. The agency has also not released any updates on deaths from Long COVID since early 2024.

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Air Support Project @airsupportproject.bsky.social · 25d

We really wish Bluesky had a feature like Spaces. T_T

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