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'We don’t talk in terms of supply numbers, we talk in terms of days'

  • Written by W. Graham Carlos, Chief of Medicine for Eskenazi Health; Bicentennial Professor for Indiana University, Pulmonary & Critical Care Attending Physician, Indiana University School of Medicine
Paper bags hold N95 masks that staff in the Eskenazi Hospital COVID-19 ICU need to save for reuse.W. Graham Carlos/Indiana University, Author provided

The Conversation is running a series of dispatches from clinicians and researchers operating on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. You can find all of the stories here.

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