PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Fischer, Robert J.
AU  - Port, Julia R.
AU  - Holbrook, Myndi G.
AU  - Yinda, Kwe Claude
AU  - Creusen, Martin
AU  - ter Stege, Jeroen
AU  - de Samber, Marc
AU  - Munster, Vincent J.
TI  - UV-C light completely blocks highly contagious Delta SARS-CoV-2 aerosol transmission in hamsters
AID  - 10.1101/2022.01.10.475722
DP  - 2022 Jan 01
TA  - bioRxiv
PG  - 2022.01.10.475722
4099  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2022/01/12/2022.01.10.475722.short
4100  - http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2022/01/12/2022.01.10.475722.full
AB  - Behavioral and medical control measures are not effective in containing the spread of SARS-CoV-2. Here we report on the effectiveness of a preemptive environmental strategy using UV-C light to prevent airborne transmission of the virus in a hamster model and show that UV-C exposure completely prevents airborne transmission between individualsCompeting Interest StatementMartin Creusen, Marc de Samber and Jeroen ter Stege are affiliated with Signify N.V. and 3.UVConsult BV, and provided material support and expertise, but no financial support.