Travel cakes and crockpots are not only convenient kitchen tools. One study found that they may also be an effective way to sanitize N95 respirators – coronavirus-fighting tools for health care workers who are deficient. Researchers from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign found that 50 minutes of dry heat in …
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By Laura French CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – A recent study found that electric cookers for households can be used to safely sanitize N95 masks in less than an hour. Researchers from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign found that 50 minutes of dry heat in an electric cooker, like a rice cooker …
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The CDC last week made a major change to its guidelines for face masks, advising people to avoid respirators that have exhalation valves or vents. ‘Masks with unidirectional valves or vents can be exhaled through holes in the material,’ read the updated guidelines. The change comes days after the Indian …
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WARNING: DO NOT use the oven or microwave to clean masks. It is a fire hazard. If you are an Instant Pot, a rice cooker or another electric cooker, you now have a way to sanitize your N95 respirator mask. According to a study by the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, …
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3M said Thursday that it investigated more than 4,000 reports and filed 18 lawsuits in response to suspected price increases, counterfeiting, and fraud regarding the sale of N95 respirator masks. Because it is important: Potentially, the United States is seeing another serious shortage of face masks, gowns, and other protective …
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