To deter the spread of SARS-CoV-​2, or coronavirus, many governments and health authorities have called for the wearing of face masks. While the situation has recently improved and face mask requirements have eased in some countries, one thing is certain: COVID-19 has made the wearing of face masks a normal part of everyday life for billions of people, especially in clinical settings and when infection rates are high.

MED-EL is committed to providing the highest level of safety and security to our recipients, professional partners and employees. Accordingly, MED-EL rapidly established a COVID-19 response team in January 2020 and already began taking action at the beginning of February—long before many other multinational companies within the industry and over a month before the World

MED-EL has always been very committed to protect our users, patients, professional partners and employees and ensuring their occupational health and safety. Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, we have invested in additional measures for our employees in general, and in particular, for teams responsible for sterilization and packaging processes. Special protocols are being used