COVID-19: Mask Fit and Filtration with Re-use and Sterilization

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We are bringing you near-daily updates on COVID-19. There is a firehose of information and most of us are too busy to read and digest it all. Note: If you are listening to these more than a few days in the future, please beware that information may have changed and check subsequent episodes. This episode was recorded June 19, 2020

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages have plagued health care workers and institutions, leading the extended use and reuse of N95 respirators and the use of KN95s from China. These studies provide some insight into the effectiveness and potential problems associated with some of these protocols

Cai et al. JAMA Network Open 2020
Degesys et al JAMA 2020

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