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ANA Responds to Coronavirus Pandemic Declaration

Posted over 5 years ago by Meredith Roberts

The World Health Organization on March 11 declared the coronavirus a pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on March 10 released updated recommendations advising that facemasks for clinical providers are an acceptable alternative when there is a shortage of N95 respirators.

Given the pandemic declaration, the American Nurses Association (ANA) believes a more definitive statement from CDC about the transmission of coronavirus (COVID-19) is needed. 

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