The spread of coronavirus variants in the United States has prompted some public health experts to recommend doubling up face coverings or donning medical-grade masks. Officials initially discouraged most people from buying medical masks such as N95s and KN95s, to try to protect the supply for health-care workers. Doctors and nurses have used individual medical-grade masks for far longer than recommended as shortages have continued during the pandemic. Although federal officials have not changed their guidance on medical masks, experts’ suggestions are prompting questions about whether and how to access these face coverings as the variants threaten the country’s progress against the virus. Do we have enough medical masks yet? The initial shortage has eased, but there still aren’t enough medical masks for health-care workers, let alone others. Demand for N95s is 500 to 1,000 percent higher than it was a year ago, said Megan Ranney, co-founder of Get Us PPE, which helps front-line workers obtain personal protective equipment. Even many health-care workers at well-financed hospitals wear N95s for anywhere from a day to a month, instead of changing them in between patients like they did before the pandemic. Smaller facilities are struggling even more, Ranney said. Some are relying on KN95s, a Chinese…

- The novel coronavirus outbreak has increased the growth rate of the personal protective equipment market to a great extent and will continue to observe growth across the assessment period of 2017-2025 - The global personal protective equipment market is expected to record a CAGR of 7 percent during the tenure of 2017-2025 ALBANY, N.Y., Feb. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The demand for personal protective equipment has increased substantially over the years, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak across the globe. Thus, this aspect has benefitted the growth of the personal protective equipment market to a great extent. The outbreak will continue adding extra stars of growth to the personal protective equipment market during the assessment period of 2017-2025. Personal protective equipment helps in guarding individuals from injuries and infections. This equipment is beneficial in protecting a person from a plethora of hazards and infections. The escalating prevalence of contagions across the globe and the rising industrialization around the world may bring immense growth prospects for the personal protective equipment market during the assessment period. The Transparency Market Research (TMR) experts, after a detailed and exhaustive analysis on every growth aspect, conclude that the global personal protective equipment market expects to record a CAGR of…

Industry Overview The global personal protective equipment market was valued at USD 52.7 billion in 2019 and is expected to reach USD 92.5 billion by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 8.7% during 2020-2025. The growth of this market is attributed towards the escalated need of respiratory equipment that is needed in mining, healthcare, emergency response, military enforcement and fire services. Moreover, rapid explosion of COVID-19 disease globally is escalating the demand for personal protective equipment globally this has led to shortage of supply of these products and manufacturers are emphasizing their efforts towards enhancing its supply at rapid pace. The protective equipment comprises of garments in order to protect healthcare workers or any other persons from getting infected. These equipments usually comprises of mask, gloves and gowns. In order to protect person from airborne or blood high infections it will comprise of mask, face protection, goggles, gown or coverall. The Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) has come up with several health safety organizations for distinctive ideas to dilute the lack of awareness about safety regarding health hazards among the workers. Such initiative to improve the safety standards among the work places is escalating the demand for personal safety…