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Nov 16 2020
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Weekly Briefing: Four Consecutive Days of Record-Breaking US Daily COVID Cases

By PPE Shortage Briefing

The Big Picture  An update on the number of cases and deaths from coronavirus: The United States, with the most daily cases in the world, is just short of 10.85 million cases as of Sunday night and more than 244,000 people have died from the disease. North Dakota, South Dakota, and Iowa are seeing the highest case rates. With another 184,000 confirmed cases being added to the Johns Hopkins database, Friday, November 13 marked the fourth consecutive day the United States set a record for daily cases. Many experts warn this surge could be more fatal than the one we…

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Nov 10 2020
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Weekly Briefing: US Votes in New Administration and Experts Worry Thanksgiving is ‘Perfect Storm’ for COVID Super Spreader

By PPE Shortage Briefing

The Big Picture  Prior to the results of the Presidential election, public health experts in The Guardian expressed worry that there was no apparent strategy to address the COVID crisis, as the pandemic enters its deadliest phase with cases rising, winter forthcoming and hospitals reeling from increased spread and burnout.  Dr. Shikha Gupta, executive director of Get Us PPE told The Guardian that the organization was “preparing for the worst,” as “one of the biggest trends we’re seeing is people are really ready to pretend the [pandemic] is over.” Soon, Get Us PPE will publish a three-point plan to solve…

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Nov 03 2020
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PPE Weekly Briefing: Voting with PPE and US Nursing Homes Face Extreme PPE Shortages

By Nursing Homes, PPE Shortage Briefing

The Big Picture  The United States reported 99,321 new cases this Friday, officially breaking the global record for single-day cases reported.  In total, our country has over nine million cases and 230,000 deaths. CNN reports the United States has seen its top five records in daily cases within the past eight days, and experts warn these are signs that death rates will increase. 31 states have seen record highs in case numbers during October, according to Johns Hopkins. All of this data points to a clear conclusion: the United States has still not overcome this virus. Nursing Homes Face Extreme…

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Oct 29 2020
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Four Ways to Safely Celebrate Halloween 2020

By PPE Insights

Halloween has felt like seven months rather than just one day with the coronavirus pandemic this year. That being said, we can still get into the spirit of the holiday from the comfort of our homes and with safety measures. Luckily, there are ways to get our candy corn fix and eat it too! Now that the big day is upon us, extra precautions need to be taken to keep us safe. At Get Us PPE, we want to make sure that your Halloween remains sweet, so we compiled some ways to celebrate safely, no tricks involved.  Distanced Pumpkin Carving…

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Oct 28 2020
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COVID and my Civic Duty: A Poll Worker’s PPE Conundrum

By PPE Insights

You’ve seen it mentioned everywhere as a way to help this election: Become a poll worker. But even while wearing personal protective equipment like a mask, balancing the risk of possible COVID infection while working the polls — to fulfill one’s civic duty during this pivotal election is no easy feat. I learned there’s more to consider beyond poll worker PPE. The Pull of Political Activeness I’ve never felt so compelled to be as politically active as I have this year. Clearly, I’m not alone with 70.4 million voters already cast by Tuesday evening, more than half the total amount…

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