The world has been devastated by the pandemic, but children are among the groups that have fared the worst. School closures have had a detrimental effect on children’s mental health. Children have also been the last group to be approved for vaccinations, making their infection rates comparable to infection rates seen in adults aged 18-49.*Airpura, an air purifier manufacturer, wanted to help in the fight and launched a Back-to-School contest asking the public to nominate a school they felt deserved to win air purifiers for the entire school.
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LAVAL, Quebec, Nov. 11, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Research has shown that COVID-19 is primarily spread through airborne transmission. To stem the spread of the disease, the EPA has recommended the use of portable HEPA air purifiers, particularly in schools.
Airpura, an air purifier manufacturer, wanted to help in the fight and launched a Back-to-School contest asking the public to nominate a school they felt deserved to win air purifiers for all of the school’s classrooms. www.airpura.com
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More than 1,725 nominations were received from across Canada and the United States.
Cloverdale Traditional School of Surrey, British Columbia was named the winner of the contest and won 20 HEPA Air purifiers for their school. They received the greatest number of votes from the community to help them win. Cloverdale Traditional School is an elementary school comprised of 300 kids. The school is located on the shared, unceded traditional territory of the Katzie, Semiahmoo and Kawntlen nations and upholds the traditional values of respect, inclusiveness and kind behavior. The contest ended on Sept 27. 2021 and the winners were announced on Sept. 30 2021.
10 runners up also received one air purifier from Airpura. The following are the schools which were part of the Top 10 were selected on the basis of the number of votes received : Millwood Elementary School( Nova Scotia), Wilbur E Lucas Elementary(Texas), Indian Lake High School(Ohio), Kennedy Elementary(Texas), Southwest Adventist Junior Academy(Texas), Du Pont Middle School(West Virginia), George Greenaway Elementary School(British Columbia), Legacy Middle School(Florida), William J Clinton Elementary(Texas), Pleasant Valley Elementary School(Pennsylvania).
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