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Meg Tirrell reports schools are struggling to get appropriate PPE, including medical-grade PPE for school nurses, properly fitting child-sized masks, and hand sanitizer. Schools are the largest group requesting help from Get Us PPE.
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Gloves and masks are in short supply, and many organizations are blowing through their budgets as they attempt to source in-demand equipment. “Of the facilities reporting a need for N95s to Get Us PPE in January, 86% said they are using the respirators at unsafe rates.”