Great, now who’s gonna continue to work on the Zombie cure? I haven’t completed my underground doomsday shelter or received my truckload of dehydrated peaches!! – PB/TK
CDC halts work in its highest security laboratories over equipment concern – Alison Young , USA TODAY
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has temporarily suspended work in its highest security laboratories because of concerns about critical air supply hoses that attach to full-body suits that protect scientists against exposure to the world’s most deadly viruses
The air hoses, which have been used by about 100 workers inside CDC’s biosafety level 4 labs in Atlanta since they opened in 2008, may never have been intended to be used for carrying breathable air, the agency announced Friday. The CDC said it learned of the potential issue on Monday, as the agency was in the process of ordering replacement air hoses for the first time since the maximum containment labs went “hot” nearly a decade ago inside its $214 million Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory building.
Steve Monroe, CDC’s associate director for laboratory science and safety, said the action is being taken out of an abundance of caution. “There is no reason to suspect these hoses contained any toxic material,” Monroe said in an interview. He said CDC will be testing the air coming out of the hoses to see if it meets federal standards for breathable air. Results are expected next week.
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