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Swabbing the Urban Environment - A Pipeline for Sampling and Detection of SARS-CoV-2 From Environmental Reservoirs
Published on: April 9, 2021
COVID-19: How to Reduce Some Environmental and Social Impacts?
Christian Voirol1,2,3, Julia Sader4, Marie-Claude Audétat2,5
1Haute Ecole Arc Santé, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Espace de l'Europe, Neuchâtel, CH.
Abstract:
The proposed viewpoint seems important at this time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Indeed, the COVID-19 prevention strategies implemented in the population are based on medical paradigms that generate extremely deleterious social and environmental impacts. Using the occupational health and safety perspective - taking care of myself with recyclables PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) - in place of the medical perspective - taking care of others with disposable PPE - can help to influence and support this important public health reflection.
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