Eagle Hill School First to Use RxAir UV Light Air Purifiers Campus-Wide to Combat Airborne Viruses - Seite 2

Eagle Hill’s teachers are thrilled to be teaching in-person.

“The fact that our school was willing to invest in UV air purifying technology to create a healthy and safe teaching and learning environment allows me to walk into my classroom each day with confidence and inspiration,” stated Eric Stone, Eagle Hill English teacher. “We are so fortunate to be teaching live and in-person during this pandemic.”

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on October 5, confirmed that COVID-19 can be transmitted via airborne means.⁷ Concurrently, a group of U.S. scientists more strongly warned in the medical journal Science, that aerosols lingering in the air could be a major source of COVID-19 transmission.⁸ Microscopic aerosolized viruses and bacteria expelled when people talk, breath, cough and sneeze can hang in the air like smoke for hours waiting to infect one who inhales them. Other airborne diseases include Influenza, pneumonia and other Coronaviruses that cause the common cold. Therefore, continual air disinfection is critical to reduce risk of infection.

RxAir’s ability to inactivate airborne pathogens helps create a healthier learning environment. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that poor indoor air quality “can reduce the productivity of teachers and staff due to discomfort, sickness or absenteeism.” ⁹

Devon Jurczyk, Eagle Hill Director of Facilities noted, “There is no question that masks, distancing, sanitizing, and Covid-19 testing are all critical elements of maintaining a safe environment, but from a physical plant perspective it all starts with the air we breathe. And, importantly, not only does the RxAir’s UV technology kill or inactivate bacteria and viruses more effectively than traditional purifying systems, their filter-less system makes it human-proof. There is no way we would have the manpower or the budget to change out filters as often as would be necessary to fight the virus and we’re happy there are no filters laden with trapped active pathogens to touch.”

Dr. Bryan Stone, MD, Internal Medicine and Nephrology, Chief of Medicine Emeritus for Desert Regional Medical Center, and a member of Vystar Corp.’s Board of Directors, concurred, “RxAir is not a substitute for other infection prevention measures, but instead is a valuable complement to infection prevention protocols. The main advantage of RxAir is that it continually swirls air past powerful germicidal UV-C lights for a high intensity dose that inactivates or kills more than 99.9% of viruses, bacteria, mold and fungi.”