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Efforts to Manufacture PPE in the US Falling Flat: ‘Nobody's Buying, Not Even the State'
The push to make personal protective equipment in the U.S. is running out steam after an initial surge at the start of the coronavirus pandemic
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Biden Announces Plan to Buy 500M More COVID Tests, Offer Free Masks
President Joe Biden detailed Thursday his administration’s efforts to double its procurement of rapid COVID-19 tests and make high-quality masks available for free as coronavirus cases continue to spike nationwide.
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Indian Students in U.S. Raise Thousands For COVID Supplies
India has seen huge spikes in COVID-19 cases, with over 400,000 reported cases on some recent days. The spike has led to shortages of oxygen, personal protective equipment and other supplies. So students at many American universities got together to raise over 16 million rupees (over $200,000 US dollars) on GiveIndia.org to purchase those needed supplies.
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Do You Need to Wear Two Masks? Experts Weigh In
Earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, PPE shortages meant that many people were making cloth face coverings out of available fabrics, like T-shirts and bedsheets, or wearing bandanas. Not only are there now plenty of mask options out there, we have data on what materials and designs are most effective at blocking droplets and aerosolized particles.
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About 1.5 Billion Face Masks Likely Polluted Our Oceans in 2020, Oceans Asia Study Finds
While masks and other protective gear are crucial in the fight against COVID-19, they can have an incredibly damaging impact on the planet. The director of research at the conservation group Oceans Asia, Teale Phelps Bondaroff, joined LX News to discuss how massive numbers of face masks have been entering our oceans since the start of the pandemic.
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School Supplies: Help Teachers #ClearTheList With PPE, Wipes
Teachers need pencils, crayons, glue sticks … and plexiglass.
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COVID-19 Still Wreaking Havoc at Nursing Home Facilities
Mark Parkinson, president and CEO of AHCA/NCAL speaks to the devastating impact Covid-19 continues to have at long-term care nursing facilities across the country as they run low on staff and PPE.
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Districts Should Prioritize K-5 Schools, Report Says
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a report on Wednesday with recommendations on how districts should prepare to reopen schools.
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E-Waste Innovator and Entrepreneur Eric Lundgren Is Turning His Focus to PPE
Eric Lundgren has made the problem of electronic waste his life’s work – and even spent a year in jail for that mission. Now he’s turning his focus to the coronavirus crisis by importing and donating PPE as well as mobile emergency power trailers that use repurposed lithium ion batteries from old Teslas.
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How Entrepreneurs Have Stepped Up to Make Personal Protective Equipment for First Responders
The New York Times talks to the innovators and entrepreneurs who have jumped in to help make personal protective equipment for first responders.
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CPS Teachers Share Concerns About Possibly Returning to Classrooms in the Fall
While it remains unclear if Chicago Public Schools will resume in-person instruction this fall, many teachers have voiced concerns, wondering if returning to the classroom is worth the risk. At a press conference unrelated to the schools’ decision on Thursday, Mayor Lori Lightfoot said details on the district’s reopening plan are set to be released, though she declined to...
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How to Effectively Wear a Face Mask
Nurse Alice Benjamin provides tips for proper face mask wearing and answers some frequently asked questions, including how to make sure your mask fits and how often to clean it.
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How Inventors Leapt Into the PPE Void for Frontline Healthcare Workers
The New York Times reports how inventors from around the world are using their skills to create desperately needed PPE equipment for healthcare workers on the frontlines of the pandemic.
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French Restaurants Experiment with Plastic Domes for Diners
As restaurants around the world look for ways to safely reopen, some restaurants in France are experimenting with plastic domes to help keep restaurant workers and diners healthy.
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Trump Visits Ventilator Factory, Declines to Wear Mask in Public
President Donald Trump visited a Ford plant on Thursday to tour the automaker’s production of medical ventilators. Despite CDC and coronavirus task force guidelines, the president wore a mask briefly and away from the press pool, sayng, “I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.”
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Trump Announces New Federal Stockpile
President Donald Trump visited Allentown, Pa., Thursday to announce the Strategic National Stockpile 2.0, which would increase PPE supplies and ask private companies to store some of those supplies.
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Dr. Bright Haunted By Email About PPE
An email sent to U.S. Immunologist Dr. Rick Bright is something that made him “feel a pit in his stomach.”
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Colorado Nursing Home Says FEMA ‘Reallocated' Their PPE With No Explanation
Administrators at a Colorado nursing home hard hit by COVID-19 say shipments of personal protective equipment needed to protect their staff were seized and redirected by the federal government. They are still waiting for an explanation.
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150K Pieces of PPE Arrive in South Carolina
Three Boeing Dreamlifter airplanes landed in North Charleston, South Carolina, to deliver personal protective equipment from China.
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Face Mask Do's and Don'ts
How often should you wash your mask? And what’s the best way to clean it? Nurse Alice Benjamin shares some best practices for wearing face masks.