A year into pandemic, federal officials design new mask guidelines to better protect more workers
A group of prominent scientists had written to the White House in February, saying a broader swath of U.S. workers need more protection from the airborne virus.
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Federal officials announced new measures to help get fresh, new N95 masks to health care workers and expand their use in other industries after scientists argued that the highly protective masks are essential to keep workers safe from COVID-19.
The changes come as U.S. mask-makers say the demand from hospitals is so sluggish that they’ve laid off 2,000 workers and fear some new protective gear companies could collapse. Yet in a letter to lawmakers, hospitals cite ongoing concerns about scarce supplies, saying limits on which workers should get N95s must stay in place.
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Monday Apr 19th, 2021 I’m Bob Larson. The pandemic has thrown us a lot of curve balls that we’ve had to adjust to. One of biggest for farm families with children … was school closures.
National Farm Medicine Center’s Melissa Ploeckelman says numbers from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health show farm safety is a problem worthy of attention …
PLOECKELMAN … “Approximately 33 children are injured on farms every day, and almost every three days, a child dies from an agricultural-related incident.”
Ploeckelman says it’s unclear yet if the pandemic numbers are worse …
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