More than half a year into the fight against COVID-19, many U.S. hospitals and healthcare workers are struggling with shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE), especially gowns and masks.

Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a professor of medicine and an infectious disease specialist at the University of California in San Francisco, explains what’s behind the shortage, how it impacts healthcare workers and what needs to be done about the issue.

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