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Thus, professional bodies have been campaigning for staff to receive appropriate personal protective equipment.<\/p>\n<p>Previous masks, though fluid resistant, are flimsy and loose fitting making not able to screen out infectious aerosols-tiny virus particles lingering in the air.<\/p>\n<p>Lead researcher Dr Mark Ferris, a specialist in occupational health at the hospital, found that staff operating in \u201cred\u201d wards face 47 times the risk of infection than those in \u201cgreen\u201d or non-covid wards despite all action taken in terms of infection control.<\/p>\n<p>Since the second wave of the pandemic in last December, managers in Cambridge upgraded to FFP3 respirators as a last resort to protect the \u201cred\u201d wards. These masks have a tight fit and are specifically designed to filter out aerosols.<\/p>\n<p>The rate of infection among healthcare workers in \u201cred\u201d dropped rapidly within the weeks following this move reaching the level experienced by those found in \u201cgreen\u201d or non-covid wards. This shows that ward-based exposure fell significantly as FFP3 respirators provide 31-100% protection (most likely 100%) against infection from patients with Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>The study concludes by stating fluid-resistant surgical masks were \u201cinsufficient\u201d for protecting the healthcare workers. Dr Mike Weekes, of Cambridge University NHS Hospitals Foundation Trust, said \u201cThe work gives some real-world evidence that FFP3 masks are actually more effective than the surgical masks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also added: \u201cClearly it\u2019s a relatively small study in one trust but given the difference in the results, as a sort of precautionary principal effect, it is safe to change to FFP3 masks for anyone caring for a infected patient.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has shown that quality of face masks make a huge difference to the risk of coronavirus infection of healthcare workers. FFP3, a high grade mask is able to provide a 100% protection against the virus compare to standard issue surgical masks. 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