The requirement for hospital and health services follows safety concerns raised by the Queensland Nurses and Midwives’ Union in the state’s industrial relations commission. QNMU secretary Beth Mohle ...

In order to provide the best protection against COVID-19, the fit of a face mask is more important in some cases than the material it is made of, according to a study which suggests new ways for ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. The requirement for hospital and health services follows safety concerns raised by the Queensland Nurses ...

There is only “weak evidence” that high-grade face masks better protected health workers than surgical ones in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has been told. Prof Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nearly 100% of N95 masks pass fit tests after 3 years, suggesting annual tests are not necessary. Moving to ...

UKHSA's Prof Susan Hopkins questioned over face masks at Covid inquiry. There is only “weak evidence” that high-grade face masks better protected health workers than surgical ones in the pandemic, the ...

The evidence that FFP3 face masks were more protective for doctors than surgical masks is ‘weak’, the Covid inquiry has heard. Professor Susan Hopkins, chief medical adviser at the UK Health Security ...

Hospitals could reduce sickness absence and halve the number of hospital-acquired Covid-19 infections by permanently switching from surgical masks to FFP3 respirators, a study has found. FFP3 face ...