Give FFP3 masks to NHS staff during Omicron, doctors say

Published by: The Guardian
Published on: December 27, 2021
By Denis Campbell

NHS staff treating Covid patients should be given much more protective facewear than thin surgical masks to help them avoid getting infected during the Omicron rise, doctors say.

The British Medical Association (BMA), Hospital Consultants and Specialists Association (HCSA) and Doctors’ Association UK are calling for frontline personnel to be given FFP3 masks.

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Upgrading PPE for staff working on COVID-19 wards cut hospital-acquired infections dramatically

Published June 29, 2021

Published by: University of Cambridge
Published on: June 29, 2021

“Once FFP3 respirators were introduced, the number of cases attributed to exposure on COVID-19 wards dropped dramatically – in fact, our model suggests that FFP3 respirators may have cut ward-based infection to zero.”

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Cambridge hospital’s mask upgrade appears to eliminate Covid risk to staff

Published June 29, 2021

Published by: The Guardian
Published on: June 29, 2021
By Nicola Davis, Denis Campbell

Hospital infection study shows use of FFP3 respirators at Addenbrooke’s ‘may have cut ward-based infection to zero’

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