Tuesday, April 28, 2009 , Updated
Prestige Ameritech in North Richland Hills ramps up mask making to meet demand in the wake of swine flu fears
Image not provided by Fort Worth ISD
Pigs everywhere are making a mad dash to buy surgical masks.
After the growing concerns of the spread of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus, Prestige Ameritech has ramped up production of surgical masks to meet the increase in demand. The company is hoping this is not "the big one" since 90 percent of surgical masks used in the U.S. are made elsewhere.
Posted by Laura S.
Email
|
Print
|
Comment
|
Tell us your story
|
-
»Texas' physician-owned hospitals may be in danger
-
»Germ experiment called Show of Hands grosses out Fort Worth ISD kindergarteners
-
»Cowboys Stadium and city of Arlington break record for largest CPR event
-
»Dallas-based Broadlane acquires Healthcare Performance Partners
-
»Tarrant County Public Health receives more H1N1 influenza vaccines
|
an event
|
a restaurant
|
|
a garage sale
|
a drink special
|
|
a movie showtime
|
local music
|
a job
|
a house
|
|
a deal
|
a pet
|
Heather, says:
I believe Prestige Ameritech is in regular Richland Hills, not North Richland Hills.
Anonymous
7 months agoLink to this comment | Suggest removal
abcd0123, says:
Somebody at Pegasus should do an in-depth story on Prestige Ameritech. Maybe they make other types of masks. What I recall is that people in Israel have purchased masks to deal with something as dangerous as swine flu. They fear biological warfare. So maybe PA already manufactures more heavyweight masks just in case we in America ever need them.....
Anonymous
7 months agoLink to this comment | Suggest removal