I get that people are scared and trying to reassure themselves. This is really not the way to go.

I don't know how to foster some kind of constructive discussion of preventive best practices or whatever, but medical devices that aren't cleaned properly and kept sterile cause horrifying and deadly infections regularly. This even happens in hospital settings.

This article doesn't even seem to be bothering to address the need to disinfect everything. With lung issues, that's a not unimportant detail.