Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that Americans start doubling up on masks. The new guidelines suggest that a cloth mask or gaiter be layered
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, Elkan Blout Professor of Environmental Genetics and director of the Harvard Education and Research Center (ERC) for occupational safety and health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, says that U.S. workers need better protection from aerosol transmission of COVID-19. He is among a group of experts calling for more stringent federal workplace standards.
Q: What is the problem with current guidance regarding COVID-19 worker protections?
A: The Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) has been slow in revising its recommendations regarding respiratory protection for workers because of the fear that there might be a supply shortage of N95 masks, which provide the highest level of protection against aerosol transmission of COVID-19. Aerosol is a suspension of fine droplets in air that can disperse more widely than large droplets. A year ago we had a shortage of personal protective equipment, but there is no longer a shortage. In fact, manufacturer
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