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Could New ‘Rapid’ Ventilators Meet Looming Shortage?

Clip: 3/31/2020 | 4m 33sVideo has Closed Captions

University of Illinois engineers invent a ventilator that can be reproduced quickly.

University of Illinois engineers invent a ventilator that can be reproduced on a rapid scale. Amanda Vinicky has details.

03/31/2020 | Rating NR

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