02 March 2023
(Last updated: 10 Mar 2026 18:33)
RCSLT to partner with COVID-19 Airborne Transmission Alliance (CATA) to seek justice for health workers at UK COVID inquiry
The COVID-19 Airborne Transmission Alliance (CATA) was formed as a response to the UK Covid-19 inquiry by the COVID Airborne Protection Alliance (CAPA) and has been granted core participant status to the inquiry.
The coalition has campaigned relentlessly to protect healthcare workers and their patients from both catching and transmitting the virus. The lack of acceptance of airborne COVID-19 transmission by the Government has led to dangerous policies, decisions and practices that deprived healthcare workers of the correct Respiratory Protective Equipment (RPE) and put them and their patients at risk of illness and death.
CATA will seek to ensure that its knowledge of the existing and developing scientific evidence base for the aerosol transmission of COVID-19, its understanding of the legal framework, and the lived experiences of its members, are made available to the Inquiry. In addition, it seeks to also address wider concerns about the effective management and impact of respiratory risks in healthcare across acute and community settings through the pandemic.
CAPA itself was originally known as the Aerosol Generating Procedures Alliance (AGPA) and formed in August 2020 due to concerns organisations and individuals had on then UK Government policy.
https://www.rcslt.org/news/covid-19-airborne-transmission-alliance-to-seek-justice-for-health-workers-at-uk-covid-inquiry/