COVID-19 Update 15: Can we disinfect and reuse N95 masks?

Personal protective equipment (including masks) are vital for protecting health care workers from infection with COVID-19. In this video we briefly review the two mask types used in clinical settings — the surgical mask and the N95 mask. We take a deeper look at the more effective N95 mask and the contract transmission risk associated with reuse. We also examine extra precautions set out by the CDC to reduce the risk of contact transmission. We review and discuss several articles on decontamination methods and preventing compromisation of the proper fit of the mask.

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Links for reference:
https://twitter.com/i/status/1244789355249532929

https://absa.org/decontamination-and-reuse-of-n95-respirators-with-hydrogen-peroxide-vapor-to-address-worldwide-personal-protective-equipment-shortages-during-the-sars-cov-2-covid-19-pandemic/

https://stanfordmedicine.app.box.com/v/covid19-PPE-1-2
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More updates by Dr. Wiesbauer:
COVID-19 Update 1: How to tell if a pandemic is likely to occur or not–R0 and the serial interval: https://youtu.be/wZabMDS0CeA
COVID-19 Update 2: How to stop an epidemic - Herd immunity: https://youtu.be/IgV3L464Yh8
COVID-19 Update 3: Symptoms of COVID-19: https://youtu.be/1PLdl6NDGDE
COVID-19 Update 4: Clinical characteristics of COVID-19: https://youtu.be/KQRt3DHkDp8
COVID-19 Update 5: Estimating case fatality rates for COVID-19: https://youtu.be/3xF2Ihjwbpw
COVID-19 Update 6: Seasonality: will COVID-19 go away in the summer?: https://youtu.be/4baaKcZAAfQ
COVID-19 Update 7: This is probably the most important picture of the whole Coronavirus-epidemic: https://youtu.be/6O96wkIxDls
COVID-19 Update 8: Zinc and chloroquine for the treatment of COVID-19?: https://youtu.be/BIymfznD7YA
COVID-19 Update 9: Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin for the treatment of COVID-19–Review of study by Didier Raoult: https://youtu.be/C8dasnwweuw
COVID-19 Update 10: Is COVID-19 an airborne disease? Will we all need to wear face-masks against SARS-CoV-2? https://youtu.be/JJpt6Bse0j8
COVID-19 Update 11: How exactly the coronavirus becomes airborne. https://youtu.be/oWVCd2vPscs
COVID-19 Update 12: Attack rates of COVID-19 depend on face-to-face time spent with infected persons: https://youtu.be/PPfUUGVyY1Q
COVID-19 Update 13: Randomized Controlled Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with COVID-19: https://youtu.be/3ZtuZYPPAzI
COVID-19 Update 14: Are children contributing to the spread of COVID-19? https://youtu.be/Wc3vAd-e-H8
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Useful resources:
For checking daily developments of cases, deaths and more:
https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

Other useful resources:
Journal Watch:
https://www.jwatch.org/na51020/2020/03/04/covid-19-collection-nejm-journal-watch-coverage
New England Journal of Medicine:
https://www.nejm.org/coronavirus
Github collaboration:
https://github.com/midas-network/COVID-19/blob/master/parameter_estimates/2019_novel_coronavirus/README.md#doubling-time
CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/preparing-communities.html
WHO:
https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Nucleuswealth:
https://nucleuswealth.com/articles/updated-coronavirus-statistics-cases-deaths-mortality-rate/
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