What do CDC and WHO recommend for respiratory protection?
At the present time, the CDC and WHO have made respirator recommendations for healthcare workers only. As of April 7, 2003, CDC and WHO recommend that a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)-certified N95 respirator be used by healthcare workers when caring for patients with SARS. Other national respirator approvals/certifications exist, but WHO and the CDC have not recommended their use as of April 7, 2003. 3M is actively working with WHO to ask them to extend their approved respirator recommendations to include other National / International approvals e.g. European approvals.
