A company named Battelle in Ohio has developed a machine that can sterilize an N95 surgical mask so that it can be reused up to 20 times. Each machine can process 100,000 masks every day. There has been preliminary approval from the FDA for the process which would alleviate the shortages of masks that have been encountered across the country. Full approval from the FDA is expected by the end of today.
This is a major step forward towards ending the mask shortages. If masks can be reused up to 20 times, them 50,000 masks become the equivalent of 1,000,000 masks without reuse. Once these machines are put around the country, all those mask shortages should end or at least be drastically reduced.
This is great news in the battle to keep doctors and nurses healthy. It's amazing what a little ingenuity can accomplish.
This is a major step forward towards ending the mask shortages. If masks can be reused up to 20 times, them 50,000 masks become the equivalent of 1,000,000 masks without reuse. Once these machines are put around the country, all those mask shortages should end or at least be drastically reduced.
This is great news in the battle to keep doctors and nurses healthy. It's amazing what a little ingenuity can accomplish.
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