The shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is posing a tremendous challenge to the U.S. healthcare system and first responder communities. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued several Emergency Use Authorizations for vaporized hydrogen peroxide sterilizer systems to be used to decontaminate N95 respirators.
The COVID-19 National Preservation Strategy for Addressing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Shortages seeks to improve PPE availability to protect healthcare workers, first responders, and patients from COVID-19, by implementing three pillars of practice: reduce – reuse – repurpose. Decontamination of N95 respirators is in line with the reuse pillar and can help communities meet critical PPE needs. Read More…
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