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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization to Decontaminate Millions of N95 Respirators (Website, Regulatory)

FDA

12 April 2020

The FDA granted the EUA to Advanced Sterilization Products (ASP) for the STERRAD Sterilization Cycles (STERRAD 100S Cycle, STERRAD NX Standard Cycle, or STERRAD 100NX Express Cycle), which uses vaporized hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization

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Respiratory Protection Training (Website)

OSHA

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Expanded Temporary Enforcement Guidance on Respiratory Protection Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces in All Industries During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic (Website, Regulatory)

OSHA

8 April 2020

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Face Mask Use in Air Travel (Document)

Harvard University: Aviation Public Health Initiative

15 September 2020

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Surgical mask filter and fit performance (Website, Publication)

Elsevier Public Health Emergency Collection: American Journal of Infection Control

30 April 2020

Tara Oberg, et al.

Surgical masks have been used since the early 1900s to minimize infection of surgical wounds from wearer-generated bacteria. There is ongoing debate, however, whether surgical masks can meet the expectations of respiratory protection devices. The goal of this study was to evaluate the filter performance and facial fit of a sample of surgical masks.

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A rapid systematic review of the efficacy of face masks and respirators against coronaviruses and other respiratory transmissible viruses for the community, healthcare workers and sick patients (Website, Publication)

Elsevier Public Health Emergency Collection: The International Journal of Nursing Studies (IJNS)

30 April 2020

C. MacIntyre, A. Chughtai

A systematic review of randomized controlled clinical trials on use of respiratory protection by healthcare workers, sick patients and community members was conducted.

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Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech (Document, Publication)

Science Advances

7 August 2020

Fischer et al.

Mandates for mask use in public during the recent COVID-19 pandemic have led to widespread use of homemade masks and mask alternatives.

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Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators (Website, Regulatory)

CDC

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Your Guide to Masks (Website, Regulatory)

CDC