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Single-use N95 respirators can be decontaminated and used again, study finds: Scientists hope new methods can mitigate the chronic shortage of personal protective equipment – Science Daily
N95 respirators, which are widely worn by health care workers treating patients with COVID-19 and are designed to be used only once, can be decontaminated effectively and used up to three times, scientists report.
N95 respirators, which are widely worn by health care workers treating patients with COVID-19 and are designed to be used only once, can be decontaminated effectively and used up to three times, according to research by UCLA scientists and colleagues.An early-release version of their study has been published online, with the full study to appear in September in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
N95 respirators reduce exposure to airborne infectious agents, including SARS-CoV-2, the viru…
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