FDA says 4 million N95 masks could be reused

Emergency-use authorizations allow sterilizing and reprocessing N95 masks

The FDA has issued emergency-use authorizations (EUA) for sterilizing and reprocessing N95 masks, according to an article on the HCPro website.

Approximately 4 million N95 or N95-equivalent respirators can be decontaminated per day in the U.S. for reuse by healthcare workers in hospital settings, according to the agency.

N95 masks are placed in a room, sprayed with vaporized hydrogen peroxide using a special machine and left to dry.

A mask can be reprocessed up to 10 times for single-user reuse.

Read the article.

April 27, 2020

Topic Area: Infection Control

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