Upgrading PPE for staff working on COVID-19 wards cut hospital-acquired infections dramatically
When Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge upgraded its face masks for staff working on COVID-19 wards to filtering face piece 3 (FFP3) respirators, it saw a
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Ignoring government guidance and protecting staff with better masks was found to protect staff.
I hope this evidence is used to roll out protection across the most at risk in hospitals and the community dealing with covid positive patients.
Staff were thrown under the bus with next to no protection and some died as a result.