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Va. emergency workers to put germ-fighting patch to test

The Associated Press

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Firefighters and police in Newport News will do some germ fighting in January, putting to a practical test a fabric that some day could shield emergency workers from anthrax or bird flu.

Two-hundred swatches of the 8-by-8 inch laser-treated nylon will be put in squad cars and equipment rooms to test their germ-killing potency.

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