Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

October 22, 2020

An Estimation of Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Infection Transmission Risk in New York City Nail Salons

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  • An airborne SARS-CoV-2 transmission infection risk model for 12 New York City nail salons found the average transmission risk when not wearing face masks was 25% vs 7% when masks were worn. Utilizing previous estimates of outdoor airflow rates, increased outdoor airflow rates in the model strongly correlated with decreased risk, suggesting that businesses should employ multiple layers of infection control measures (e.g. social distancing, face masks, and outdoor airflow).

Harrichandra et al. (Oct 21, 2020). An Estimation of Airborne SARS-CoV-2 Infection Transmission Risk in New York City Nail Salons. Toxicology and Industrial Health. https://doi.org/10.1177/0748233720964650