According to Business Insider, the federal government has
roughly 12 million N95 respirators and 30 million surgical masks in its
national emergency stockpile, that's less than 1% of the 3.5 billion masks the
Department of Health and Human Services estimates will be needed over the next
year.
LINK TO BUSINESS INSIDER ARTICLE
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-you-can-help-donate-face-masks-doctors-nurses-coronavirus-2020-3
PWORA was founded to provide assistance during natural
disasters and the Covid-19 crisis is just such an occasion. Over the last few days, PWORA has been doing
outreach to healthcare providers and confirms stories from 1st
responders and other news sources that there are severe shortages of masks and
other PPEs.
PWORA has offered to help collect N95, surgical, or similar-type masks that are
used by the construction, painting, or other non-medical services and will
deliver those masks to healthcare facilities where they are needed.
If you have unopened boxes or packages of masks, gowns,
safety glasses, gloves, or goggles that you would like to donate to PWORA’s effort,
please contact Don Amador at: damador@pwora.org
This crisis is going to get worse before it gets better
and our healthcare professionals need our help now.
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