Background information

• 2:16 Trends during the 2023-24 respiratory virus season in the U.S.
• 6:36 Microbiology of germ transmission

What businesses can do

• 25:23 How to protect facilities
  • 30:16 Concept of "adaptive cleaning" (adjusting the procedure depending on varying needs)
  • 35:48 Examples of preparing for peak traffic / occupancy
  • 40:28 "Texture, frequency, and time": Considerations for creating a standard operating procedure (SOP) for cleaning and disinfecting
     
• 54:47 Q&A Session
  • 54:53 How long can viruses stay infectious on surfaces? (Up to 9 days for SARS-CoV-2, and up to 48 hours for flu viruses.) However, the important part is to develop a cleaning process that can be widely applicable regardless of the exact type of pathogen.
     
  • 56:22 How to figure out cleaning frequencies? (Consider the amount of traffic and the number of unique individuals who are occupying a space.) Lysol Pro Solutions representative Brian Leafblad suggests the following:
    • For "low-risk environments," once per 8 hours of occupancy should be enough; for an "average environment," every 4 hours of occupancy.
    • "During the height of the exposure risk" (e.g. local flu outbreak), possibly every 2 hours of occupancy– but limit the enhanced disinfection procedures to high-touch point surfaces only
       
  • 59:20 How much does the disinfection procotol vary depend on the type of pathogen? (Not much, except maybe in higher-risk settings such as healthcare environments. The important part is choosing a product that is considered broadly effective against "the organisms that you care about"; when possible, try to avoid using a different product for each type of pathogen, given the logistical complexity involved.)