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Negative Consequences of PPE Shortage
With the demand for protective personal equipment constantly increasing due to COVID-19, there are compromises being made, aiming to reduce negative ramifications.
- Healthcare workers required to personally acquired their own PPE. Often sacrifices quality of protection and increases risk of contagion.
- Reusing of PPE presents higher risk for contracting COVID-19. Quality degrades over time and reduces effectiveness of protection.
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Updated 2020-08-13
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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)
Biomedical Sciences
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