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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions about Respirators and Their Use

02/29/2020 12:00 AM EST

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Infectious Diseases (CDC OID). Published: 2/29/2020. This fact sheet, updated on February 29, 2020, is intended to address frequently asked questions about respirators and their use, including recommendations for use with COVID-19 (coronavirus diseases). Topics include wearing a respirator in public, the N95 filtering facepiece respirator (FFR), the Surgical N95 respirator and who needs to wear it, and a N95 respirator with an exhalation valve. (Text)