UVC Disinfection of Covid-19 and Associated Bacteria on Personal Protective Equipment

See t.ly/J7pC — The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented public health crisis around the world and has created novel needs in the healthcare industry. Primary among these needs is a vast shortage in personal protective equipment (PPE) such as masks and gloves. This is problematic due to the near constant of COVID-19 cases in hospitals around the United States. In an effort tomeet the need for more PPE, new disinfection techniques must be found to “recycle” used PPE. UVC light has previously been used by healthcare facilities for years to disinfect surfaces such as stainless steel and are…