When nuclear medicine radiological protection meets biological COVID-19 protection.

Dear Sir, Since the first cases reported in China in December 2019 [[1]], coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by a novel coronavirus, now referred to as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), became a pandemic raising a lot of concern to control [[2]]. Protection of nuclear medicine staff Although biological COVID-19 protection is currently evaluated and bears specificities, it shares a common approach with radiological protection that is well mastered by nuclear medicine teams. Nuclear medicine staffs are occasionally using FFP 2 respirators (or N95 respirators) when taking care of patients with bacterial, fungal, or viral (e.g., influenza) respiratory infections. [Extracted from the article]