Approach to Prioritizing Respiratory Protection When Demand Exceeds Supplies During an Influenza Pandemic: A Call to Action.

Anita Patel Leslie Lee Satish K Pillai Amy L Valderrama Lisa J Delaney Lewis Radonovich

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Anita Patel, PharmD, MS, is Senior Advisor, Medical Care and Countermeasures Lead, Influenza Coordination Unit; and Leslie Lee, MPH, is a Public Health Advisor, General Dynamics Information Technology, contracted to the Influenza Coordination Unit; both in the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA. Satish K. Pillai, MD, MPH, is Deputy Director, Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infectious Disease; and Amy L. Valderrama, PhD, RN, is a Nurse Epidemiologist, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion; both in the National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infections Diseases, CDC, Atlanta, GA. Lisa J. Delaney, MS, is Associate Director for Emergency Preparedness and Response, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), CDC, Atlanta, GA. Lewis Radonovich, MD, is Chief of Research, National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory, NIOSH, CDC, Pittsburgh, PA. The findings and conclusions in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The authors have no conflicts of interest.

Published: August 2019

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