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Disinfection and COVID-19 FAQ

03/18/2021 4:36 AM

Can UV germicidal lamps be used on our skin?

UV radiation can cause skin irritation and damage your eyes.

Cleaning your hands with alcohol-based hand rub or washing your hands with soap and water are the most effective ways to remove the virus.

Can the COVID-19 virus be spread through mosquito bites?

To date there has been no information nor evidence to suggest that the new coronavirus couldansmitted by mosquitoes. The new coronavirus is a respiratory virus which spreads primarily through droplets generated when an infected person coughs or sneezes, or through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose. To protect yourself, clean your hands frequently with an alcohol-based hand rub or wash them with soap and water. Also, avoid close contact with anyone who is coughing and sneezing.

Do Vaccines against pneumonia protect against the COVID-19 virus?

Vaccines against pneumonia, such as pneumococcal vaccine and Haemophilus influenza type B (Hib) vaccine, do not provide protection against the new coronavirus.

The virus is so new and different that it needs its own vaccine. Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine against COVID-19, and WHO is supporting their efforts.

Although these vaccines are not effective against COVID-19, vaccination against respiratory illnesses is highly recommended to protect your health.

Does water or swimming transmit the COVID-19 virus?

The COVID-19 virus does not transmit through water while swimming. However, the virus spreads between people when someone has close contact with an infected person.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Avoid crowds and maintain at least a 1-metre distance from others, even when you are swimming or at swimming areas. Wear a mask when you’re not in the water and you can’t stay distant. Clean your hands frequently, cover a cough or sneeze with a tissue or bent elbow, and stay home if you’re unwell.

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03/18/2021 11:28 PM

Uv germicidal lamps or the technical name shortwave radiation is dangerous to skin and eyes at 253.7 nm want is not explain is that the virus uses 330 to 500 nm to photoreactivation using energy to mutation also called energy induced mutations this is why in the summer is the most dangerous time for not want they call a wave but is referred as mutation cycles

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03/19/2021 12:13 AM

Unfortunately, a significant portion of the information in your post is out-of-date or insufficiently detailed.

I am personally and painfully aware that "UV radiation can cause skin irritation and damage your eyes." is correct for most UV lamps. But there do exist shorter wavelength (eg. 222nm) UV lamps that can deactivate the virus but do not damage skin or eyes.

"The virus is so new and different that it needs its own vaccine. Researchers are trying to develop a vaccine against COVID-19, and WHO is supporting their efforts." This statement was true a year ago, but definitely NOT true today. I'm now 3 weeks past my second vaccination dose, and therefore probably immune, but I'll still behave as if I were not. I'll continue to wear a mask in public and definitely avoid all large gatherings of people.

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03/19/2021 12:25 AM

222 nm crates more o3 or ozone also not discussed is the mw/cm this is the power of the wave my company has been building weapons to protect our troops in case of biological warfare and mosquitoes can carry the d164g b117 and other viruses, none of my variables are incorrect and any shortwave will damage your retina

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03/19/2021 4:36 PM

Is that ozone created by the 222nm radiation, or by the high voltage that I presume is used to power the excimer lamps?

I know that 222nm LEDs currently exist, at least in labs, although their efficiencies have been very poor. I have hopes that they will find ways to mass-produce 222nm LEDs of reasonable efficiency in the not-too-distant future. These devices are powered by something generally under 10 volts, so won't require the high voltages of discharge devices.

I very clearly remember when all commercial visible LEDs were red, and it took a while for the other colors to be developed. Now, blue LEDs seem to be everywhere.

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03/19/2021 5:33 PM

I like the statement you make on the different variables involved. The kill rate Varys from 250 to 265 nm in which emits a blue color, but want some people don’t understand is the mw/cm this is needed to destroy the virus before it goes into suspension mode, when a eye doctor removes cataracts from a person eye he uses 600 nm or called long wave for this virus you need intensity which is mw/cm,absorbance coefficient and r distance from the energy source and retention time I hope this helps my company is also working on frequency induction but that a little time off before valid data is compiled have a good day

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03/19/2021 3:33 PM

I have also seen articles on 222nm wavelength as not penetrating the cell wall of the skin or cornea. As long as there is testing to demonstrate this and products built with that intended use actually conform, then I don't have a problem with it.

I'm fully vaxed, wear my symbol of social conformance (mask) and observe effective bubbles. Just wish the politicians could stick to the science and finish off paying off their constituents so that the Middle of the Road folk can get done and back to work.

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