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AHS changes recommendations for COVID-19 PPE, staff now asked to wear eye protection

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personal protective equipment, as further protection against COVID-19.On Wednesday, Kerry Williamson, a spokesperson for AHS said in an email that the change in PPE guidance was made after the agency “learned from our experiences” through the pandemic.“Out of an abundance of caution, throughout the last nine months, AHS has been quarantining large numbers of healthcare workers who have been potentially exposed at work, even though the majority of these individuals do not develop COVID-19,” Williamson said.“Through our experience, we have affirmed that use of a mask and eye protection provides appropriate protection for staff in close contact with COVID-19 patients and eliminates risk of virus spread.“By adding in continuous eye protection.

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