Scholarly publishing community has role to play in protecting U.S. healthcare workers from COVID-19: non-medical professionals asked to donate protective supplies to GetUsPPE.org

Critical PPE items such as facemasks, goggles, gloves, and protective gowns are stockpiled in offices and facilities that have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic: from labs in universities and corporations, to machine shops, cleanrooms and engineering and construction job sites.

The website GetUsPPE.org is coordinating the transfer of unused PPE from private organisations to the healthcare facilities requesting them in the same vicinity.

GetUsPPE.org is a grassroots organisation led by emergency medicine physicians, working to give all PPE proceeds to the frontline healthcare workers most in need.

GetUsPPE.org needs:

• Surgical masks
• Goggles
• Face shields
• Nitrile gloves
• Isolation gowns
• Disinfectant wipes
• Hand sanitiser
• Scrubs
• Disposable shoe covers
• Nasopharyngeal swabs
• Respirators

Please visit GetUsPPE.org for details of how you can help.