Mar 15, 2021 8:10am A widespread group of experts insist that N95s be reserved for those performing aerosol-generating procedures and that it’s safe for front-line workers to care for COVID-19 patients wearing less-protective surgical masks. (Getty Images)
Since the start of the pandemic, the most terrifying task in healthcare was thought to be when a doctor put a breathing tube down the trachea of a critically ill COVID-19 patient.
Those performing such “aerosol-generating” procedures, often in an intensive care unit, got the best protective gear even if there wasn’t enough to go around, per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines. And for anyone else working with COVID-19 patients, until a month ago, a surgical mask was considered sufficient.
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