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Efforts to Manufacture PPE in the US Falling Flat: ‘Nobody's Buying, Not Even the State'
The push to make personal protective equipment in the U.S. is running out steam after an initial surge at the start of the coronavirus pandemic
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US Medical Supply Chains Failed, and COVID Deaths Followed
From the very moment the pandemic reached America’s shores, the country was unprepared
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North County Health Care Workers Rally Behind Senate Bill to Mandate PPE Stockpile
It’s a call that’s not new but still necessary because hospitals are still ignoring the need for a stockpiled supply of Personal Protective Equipment for their staff, said a group of health care workers rallying outside Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside on Tuesday.
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How Entrepreneurs Have Stepped Up to Make Personal Protective Equipment for First Responders
The New York Times talks to the innovators and entrepreneurs who have jumped in to help make personal protective equipment for first responders.
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Protective Gear for Medical Workers Begins to Run Low Again
The personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again
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CT Family Turns Craft Project Into Community Fundraiser
The Rutledge family of Simsbury, Conn., decided to make a sign for their front yard to thank essential workers during the pandemic – then the requests from neighbors started rolling in. The family of five has now made almost 1,000 signs and raised $11,000 in donations to help make PPE for nearby medical facilities.
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French Restaurants Experiment with Plastic Domes for Diners
As restaurants around the world look for ways to safely reopen, some restaurants in France are experimenting with plastic domes to help keep restaurant workers and diners healthy.
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Gary Sinise Foundation Donates Hundreds of Face Shields to SDPD Officers
Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise, famous for his role as wounded veteran Lt. Dan in the film “Forrest Gump” and recognized for his support of the military community, has again found a way to pay it forward, this time to those on the front lines of a different kind of threat — COVID-19.
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Dental Hygienists Dealing With Shortage of PPE, Unsure Where to Get Next Supply
Dental hygienists are facing a difficult dilemma — they’re ready to get back to work but many say the proper personal protective equipment just isn’t available. They say it’s hard to return to role that requires such close contact to the mouth given the mounting concerns surrounding COVID-19.
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Dental Hygenists Say They Need More PPE
Dentists told NBC 7’s Claudette Stefanian they’re struggling to provide necessary PPE.
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Trump Contradicts Nurse in Testy Oval Office Exchange Over Coronavirus Protective Gear
A nurse found out Wednesday what happens when you contradict President Donald Trump on how well coronavirus response efforts are going while standing near him in the Oval Office.
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3 Russian Doctors Fall From Hospital Windows During Pandemic
Officials in Russia say two doctors have died and another was seriously hurt in falls from hospital windows after they reportedly came under pressure over working conditions in the coronavirus pandemic
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Point Loma Nazarene 3D Prints Over 300 Face Shields for Tijuana General
A group of San Diego college students and staff are showing that lending a helping hand during the coronavirus pandemic knows no borders.
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Point Loma Nazarene Printing Face Shields for Tijuana Hospital
The group says they’ll continue making shields until Tijuana has everything they need.
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SD Libraries to Manufacture Face Shields for Healthcare Workers Using 3D Printers
Mayor Kevin Faulconer announced a new partnership Thursday between San Diego libraries and local hospitals to manufacture face shields for healthcare workers using 3D printers. This comes after Faulconer signed an executive order to employ additional city resources in the fight against COVID-19. The executive order included San Diego libraries and now, they have partnered with local hospitals and the…
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US States Share, Get Creative in Hunt for Medical Supplies
With the federal stockpile drained of protective gear, states are turning to each other, private industries and anyone who can donate in a desperate bid to get respirators, gloves and other supplies to doctors, nurses and other front-line workers.
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Robotics Team Switches Gears, Makes Face Shields for Hospital Workers
NBC 7’s Dave Summers introduces us to “The Clueless.”
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Robotics Team Switches Gears, Makes Face Shields for Health Care Workers
You don’t have to be a genius to see the need among health care workers for more Personal Protective Equipment, but some pretty smart kids from a local robotics team have crafted a way to help. The UC San Diego Medical Center in La Jolla is just one of several hospitals from San Diego to New York that took...
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Trump, 3M Strike Deal to Bring 166.5 Million Masks to Help US Coronavirus Response
President Donald Trump said Monday that the White House and 3M reached a “very amicable agreement” that will bring more than 55 million masks to the U.S. each month, following a public dispute between the manufacturing giant and the president.
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Patriots' Plane Used to Deliver Over 1.7M N95 Masks to Mass.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is taking action to support health care workers in Massachusetts and New York amid the coronavirus crisis. Kraft purchased more than 1.7 million N95 masks and used the Patriots’ team plane to fly the critical supplies from China to Boston overnight in order to help hospitals in both states combat the ongoing, nationwide shortage…