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cord-324654-nnojaupv	Vordos, Nick	How 3D Printing and Social Media Tackles the PPE Shortage during Covid – 19 Pandemic	2020-06-07		.txt	text/plain	3043	160	54	During the recent Covid-19 pandemic, additive Technology and Social Media were used to tackle the shortage of Personal Protective Equipment. They explore how 3D printed designs were utilized to address the Covid-19 pandemic, as well how the QALY model can be applied in this case to measure the effects of the use of PPE. The ultimate goal of the article is to highlight the use of Social Media and additive technology in general from common users, to address the lack of basic personal protective equipment or even parts of machinery used by health professionals. Patients using PPE gained quality of life compared to health worker professionals from Europe or US, without the usage of PPEs. This study examined the way individual social media users and 3D printer owners tackle the PPE shortage during a pandemic.	./cache/cord-324654-nnojaupv.txt	./txt/cord-324654-nnojaupv.txt