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Comment
. 2020 Aug;41(8):958.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.124. Epub 2020 Apr 13.

Covid-19 and the N95 respirator shortage: Closing the gap

Daniel Nogee  1 , Anthony J Tomassoni  1
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Covid-19 and the N95 respirator shortage: Closing the gap

Daniel Nogee et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Aug.

Abstract

Due to extreme shortages of personal protective equipment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare workers will be forced to recycle protective masks intended for disposal after a single use. We propose investigating the use of ultraviolet germicidal irradiation to sterilize masks of SARS-CoV-2 for safer reuse.

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