Reusable respirators are an effective and viable option for protecting health care personnel

(National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine) Half-facepiece reusable elastomeric respirators are an effective and viable option for protecting health care workers from exposure to airborne transmissible contaminants or infectious agents -- for example, influenza virus -- during day-to-day work or with a sudden or rapid influx of patients, such as during a public health emergency, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news