Abstract:Covid-19 taught us a great deal about respiratory Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that is relevant for future global biological catastrophic risk (GCBR) events. For example, an equally infectious outbreak of MERS could have caused at least 28.5 million fatalities in the first year of the pandemic.Problems with PPE that arose during Covid-19 include insufficient protection, discomfort, and shortages. Healthcare workers and frontline workers were infected disproportionately often. Causes of discomfort among … Show more
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