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Counterfeit 3M N95 Masks Lot Numbers

Homeland Securities Investigations (HSI)  and 3M have identified counterfeit products bearing the following Lot Codes.

AHA releases new resources for Wear A Mask, United Against the Flu campaigns

AHA’s Wear A Mask and United Against the Flu campaigns released new resources

Resources on Counterfeit N95 Respirators

AHRMM is raising awareness about the risk of counterfeit N95 respirators. Please review the following resources on how to identify valid vs. counterfeit, and the differences between respirators and masks. 

100 Million Mask Challenge - Hospitals and Health Systems

Initiatives/Campaigns
We encourage all of our hospitals and health systems to partner and coordinate with businesses in your communities that may have the equipment and ability to help produce much needed personal protective equipment. We have provided all of our design specs to be shared widely.

Nurses find ways to improve communication in high-containment settings

The personal protective equipment clinicians require to limit their exposure to highly contagious pathogens creates communication challenges.

Ellume to make more over-the-counter COVID-19 tests for and in U.S.

The Department of Defense awarded Ellume USA $231.8 million to ramp up domestic production of its COVID-19 diagnostic test, the first test users can perform fully at home without a prescription.

AHRMM Recommended Initiatives for the Health Care Supply Chain

AHRMM's recommendations help to avoid the inefficiencies, unnecessary product demand, cost and operational management associated with hospitals establishing their own surge inventories, or state mandates for hospitals to maintain a specified number of days of on-hand inventory of critical products and supplies.

FDA: Limit N95 reuse to four cycles

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued updated guidance this month related to its emergency use authorizations for N95 respirator decontamination systems. The authorization now limits respirator reuse to no more than four times.

FDA revises emergency use authorizations for N95 decontamination systems

The Food and Drug Administration reissued emergency use authorizations for 10 systems authorized to decontaminate certain N95 respirators. 

Leadership Rounds with Dr. Mindy Estes and Dr. David W. Zaas

The fourth in the series featured Dr. Estes joined by Dr. David W. Zaas, CEO of MUSC Health - Charleston Division and Chief Clinical Officer for MUSC Health, to discuss COVID-19’s impact on health trends and services in South Carolina. This episode was recorded on September 24, 2020.