Some front line workers must still reuse their N95 masks. A nurse found a better way to store them between uses

Some frontline workers must still reuse their N95 masks. A nurse found a better way to store them between uses
Alexa Gagosz
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Timothy Aurelio founded N95 Mask Preserver to provide frontline workers who cannot receive a new mask every day, a safe place to store them.
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Even 14 months into the pandemic, some frontline workers are still struggling to get clean N95 face masks each day, according to Timothy Aurelio, an emergency room nurse at Roger Williams Medical Center who has worked there for more than two decades. Many employees in health care settings, he said, still have to reuse the protective gear multiple times.

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