Jam Kraprayoon

Associate Researcher Jam Kraprayoon and colleagues from 1Day Sooner published a revised report on how improving indoor air quality can address global catastrophic risk from pandemics.

This report on air safety is a collaboration between 1Day Sooner and Rethink Priorities. The researchers explain how extending existing indoor air quality (IAQ) standards to include airborne pathogen levels could meaningfully reduce global catastrophic biorisk from pandemics. The report addresses bottlenecks and ways various actors could accelerate deployment and improve IAQ.

Jam Kraprayoon’s reserach fellowship culminated in this report on the on U.S. public’s attitudes toward ultraviolet germicidal irradiation technology to reduce pathogens. Understanding the level of support for and awareness of these technologies, what framings of benefits are most compelling, and what concerns exist should be helpful for developing strategies around advocacy and expanding deployment.