Can special lightbulbs end the next pandemic before it starts?

Ultraviolet light can kill almost all the viruses in a room. Why isn’t it everywhere?::Can special lightbulbs end the next pandemic before it starts?

  • DragonAce@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    5 months ago

    IIRC, they have UV sterilizers for central HVAC systems. So while it may not sterilize surfaces, it will kill all airborne pathogens.

    • atthecoast@feddit.nlEnglish
      11·
      5 months ago

      The UV there is mostly to keep the inverter coils free of mould. Air typically flows too fast to be meaningfully disinfected.