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IOM Recommends N95 Respirators to Protect Health Care Workers From H1N1 Flu

Submitted by Ann.Brockhaus on September 7, 2009 - 2:36pm

On September 3, 2009, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released its much anticipated report, Respiratory Protection For Healthcare Workers In The Workplace Against Novel H1n1 Influenza A:  A Letter Report. The study was requested by the CDC and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The study panel supports the CDC recommendation that healthcare workers wear fit-tested N95 respirators, rather than surgical masks, to guard against respiratory infection by the virus.

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