AZ Prioritizes Protection With COVID-19 Mask Donations

9 Million Donated With Italy First Recipient

AstraZeneca is aiding the effort to protect healthcare workers against coronavirus with the necessary equipment . It is also set to unveil plans for new diagnostic testing and advancing development of a monoclonal antibody treatment to prevent COVID-19.

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AZ helps address mask shortage concerns • Source: Shutterstock

The coronavirus pandemic has created an urgent need for personal protective equipment (PPE) for frontline doctors and nurses and other healthcare professionals and as well as its clinical efforts to prevent COVID-19, AstraZeneca PLC is donating nine million masks to help tackle the shortage of suitable gear.

The UK drugs major said it had partnered with the World Economic Forum’s COVID Action Platform, to identify countries in...

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