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CDC Increasing Supply of Ebola-specific Personal Protective Equipment for U.S. Hospitals

Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–November 7, 2014.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ordered $2.7 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) to increase Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) supplies to assist U.S. hospitals caring for Ebola patients. Products are being configured into 50 kits that can be rapidly delivered to hospitals. Each kit can provide the PPE needed by clinical teams to manage the care of one Ebola patient for up to five days.

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