Battelle Decontamination System Gets EUA To Fight Respirator Shortage
Executive Summary
The US FDA has issued an emergency use authorization for a Battelle decontamination system to clean N95 masks, which are currently facing a shortage due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company says it can clean up to 80,000 respirator masks a day from participating health care providers.
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