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cord-337172-vgw8uz83	Kaltenboeck, Anna	The Case for Masks – Health Care Workers Can Benefit, Too	2020-04-20		.txt	text/plain	1284	94	61	Four months into the pandemic, there are models of possible trajectories of the disease but there are still no clear, national recommendations to guide practice that could reduce the spread of infection in hospitals facing limited availability of personal protective equipment (PPE) including surgical masks and N95 masks. Anticipating even greater need as the virus spreads in communities across the country, many have opted to limit the use of PPEs, especially N95 masks, to only certain clinical procedures and patient encounters. While current rationing helps preserve the supply of N95s and procedural masks, it comes at the risk of adding to the problem by infecting those working in hospitals. We recommend that all persons entering clinics and hospitals, in clinical settings as well as any other non-clinical areas where healthcare workers convene, should wear a mask.	./cache/cord-337172-vgw8uz83.txt	./txt/cord-337172-vgw8uz83.txt