Personal protective equipment for the Wuhan coronavirus includes powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs), an N95 mask, eye protection, gloves, and gown.
When people hear “quarantine,” there is instant panic. It’s helpful to remind the public that we isolate individuals who are symptomatic and quarantine those who have been exposed to the virus but are not yet showing symptoms.
Anthony Fauci, MD, the director of NIH's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says that a coronavirus vaccine is in the works and the first human trials might start in 3 months.
A contracted vendor produced the gowns in unapproved locations that were not up to environmental standards and were not registered with the US Food and Drug Administration.
The organization pointed out that the 60 products in development (50 antibiotics and 10 biologics) bring little benefit over existing treatments and very few target the most critical resistant bacteria (gram-negative bacteria).
