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=COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment=
#REDIRECT [[First COVID-19 Outbreak Response Caused Medical Supply Shortages]]
Source - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YpB53daXthinJ1sxzGsYlp14eZ5PTyIXpR2R1385CCI/edit#heading=h.oxud8i9nd6h9]
*3.5 billion N95 masks may be needed over 1 year
*3M produces 35 million per month, or 420M per year - about 1/10 the need
*'''There is a dire short supply of N95 masks'''
*'''But do N95 masks protect against COVID?''' - see graphic on particle size and N95 - [https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3065264/china-backs-free-trade-masks-despite-coronavirus-induced].
*N95 seem to protect against the virus - but they are not recommended for the public because wearing them all day is not possible because it is hard to breathe through them. [https://www.livescience.com/face-mask-new-coronavirus.html]

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