Early research tests N95 mask reuse for COVID-19 | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine

Early research tests N95 mask reuse for COVID-19 | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine

Health care workers wear N95 respirator masks to keep themselves safe while caring for people with infectious diseases such as COVID-19. These masks were designed for only one use. But early study results from research by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have found that the masks can be decontaminated and potentially reused up to three times. "To test mask safety, NIAID researchers first exposed the masks to SARS-CoV-2, the

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