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- Physiological impact of N95 mask on healthcare workers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20420727/ 2 comments
- [Emily Kaplan] Saw Charlie McAvoy walk into PNC Arena in Raleigh, wearing an N95 mask - suggesting he cleared COVID protocols. I was told Bruins ownership arranged a private jet for him to come to Raleigh, and he’s expected to take warmups. https://twitter.com/emilymkaplan/status/1524134104031272963 50 comments hockey
- Germany debates making N95 masks mandatory https://www.dw.com/en/covid-germany-debates-making-n95-masks-mandatory/a-56216033 12 comments europe
- Why can’t America make enough N95 masks? 6 months into pandemic, shortages persist. https://www.opb.org/article/2020/09/17/why-can-t-america-make-enough-n95-masks-6-months-into-pandemic-shortages-persist/ 34 comments politics
- Which N95 mask to go for? https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/ir8g65/which_n95_mask_to_go_for/ 32 comments india
- Study shows that mask alternatives, such as neck gaiters or bandanas, offer very little protection and has less face mask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech compared to N95 and surgical masks | Science Advances https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/36/eabd3083 34 comments science
- The Airline Industry Blocked Disclosure of Trade Data, Helping Conceal the Airlift of N95 Masks From the U.S. to China https://theintercept.com/2020/06/29/ppe-china-export-airlifts/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=the%20intercept%20newsletter 7 comments politics
- 3M sues Amazon storefront that allegedly sold fake N95 masks for $23 apiece https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/9/21285364/amazon-marketplace-mask-price-gouging-n95-3m-ppe 1835 comments technology
- FEMA cancels $55 million contract for N95 masks https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/13/politics/fema-ppe-contract-cancelled-coronavirus/index.html 12 comments politics
- In the early days of the pandemic, the U.S. government turned down an offer to manufacture millions of N95 masks in America https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/in-the-early-days-of-the-pandemic-the-us-government-turned-down-an-offer-to-manufacture-millions-of-n95-masks-in-america/2020/05/09/f76a821e-908a-11ea-a9c0-73b93422d691_story.html?utm_campaign=wp_homepage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=rss 3 comments politics
- Whistleblower Details How Trump's Bureaucrats Refused to Secure N95 Masks as Pandemic Loomed https://theintercept.com/2020/05/07/coronavirus-whistleblower-hhs-n95-ppe/ 19 comments politics
- The TSA Hoarded 1.3 Million N95 Masks Even Though Airports Are Empty and It Doesn’t Need Them https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2020/05/tsa-hoarded-13-million-n95-masks-even-though-airports-are-empty-and-it-doesnt-need-them/165183/?oref=d-river 11 comments politics
- The TSA Hoarded 1.3 Million N95 Masks Even Though Airports Are Empty and It Doesn’t Need Them https://www.propublica.org/article/the-tsa-hoarded-1-3-million-n95-masks-even-though-airports-are-empty-and-it-doesnt-need-them?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter#951097 271 comments politics
- The National Stockpile had 5 Million expired N95 Masks because Trump Administration failed to replenish, as Trump falsely blames Obama for his failure https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/05/05/fact-checking-trumps-knocks-obama-his-fox-town-hall/ 5 comments politics
- Huami is making an N95 mask that doesn’t interfere with face unlock on smartphones https://www.xda-developers.com/huami-n95-mask-project-aeri/ 3 comments nottheonion
- Medical supplier says FEMA seized 400,000 N95 masks, has them ‘just sitting on a loading dock at JFK’ https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-delaware-company-says-fema-seized-mask-shipments-amid-coronavirus-20200421-3yz7dks53fbl7jlrjhuq2xokyu-story.html 566 comments politics
- In coronavirus scramble for N95 masks, Trump administration pays premium to third-party vendors https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/coronavirus-trump-masks-contracts-prices/2020/04/15/9c186276-7f20-11ea-8de7-9fdff6d5d83e_story.html 13 comments politics
- Nurses suspended for refusing COVID-19 care without N95 mask https://abcnews.go.com/politics/wirestory/nurses-suspended-refusing-covid-19-care-n95-mask-70176442 13 comments politics
- Feds expose ploy by 'Australian and Kuwaiti scammers to sell fake stockpile of 39 million N95 masks' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8212621/stockpile-39-million-masks-exposed-fake.html 17 comments worldnews
- Pentagon using Defense Production Act authority to ramp up N95 mask production http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_allpolitics/~3/kbzeqhyf27e/index.html 9 comments politics
- Sask. researchers say they successfully decontaminated test run of N95 masks for reuse https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/researchers-successfully-decontaminate-n95-masks-1.5528459?cmp=rss 244 comments worldnews
- Trump Admin. Distributed Far Less Than 1% Of N95 Masks It Estimated Was Needed For Pandemic. -- Trump health officials said that 3.5 billion N95 masks were needed to respond to this epidemic but only .33% of that number was distributed to states. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-strategic-national-stockpile-masks_n_5e8e4bc0c5b6b371812b6403 167 comments politics
- Chinese Drug Traffickers Have a Brand-New Product: Knockoff N95 Masks for Coronavirus https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/n7jg3z/chinese-drug-dealers-have-a-new-product-knock-off-n95-masks-for-coronavirus 7 comments worldnews
- Trump ordered more N95 masks. 3M says his tactics could make the shortage worse. https://www.vox.com/recode/2020/4/1/21196941/coronavirus-n95-mask-respirator-shortage-trump?fbclid=iwar3n8sojl2aiyzxb0cqa6d64uvu-xdlq15emt8tebw3dycycqh0-bb2ynk0 38 comments politics
- 3M: We'll make more N95 masks for the US but we need to keep exporting them https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/03/business/3m-defense-production-act-response/index.html 20 comments politics
- 3M pushes back after Trump orders company to stop exporting N95 masks https://nypost.com/2020/04/03/3m-pushes-back-after-trump-orders-it-to-stop-exporting-n95-masks/ 10 comments politics
- 3M pushes back on Trump administration call to stop sending N95 masks to Canada https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/us-politics/article-3m-to-make-more-face-masks-ramp-up-imports-to-us-after-trump-order/ 37 comments politics
- Trump's protectionism vs. the morality of 3M exporting N95 masks https://www.reddit.com/r/moderatepolitics/comments/fu91w8/trumps_protectionism_vs_the_morality_of_3m/ 35 comments moderatepolitics
- Ice agents are still performing raids – and using precious N95 masks to do so https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/mar/31/ice-raids-coronavirus-n95-masks 882 comments politics
- Coronavirus Cases Have Surged, But The US Is Refusing To Take The World’s Most Available Masks. The KN95 mask is a Chinese alternative to the scarce N95 mask, but the FDA refuses to allow it into the country. https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kenbensinger/coronavirus-kn95-masks-us-wont-import-china 4 comments politics
- [Mask shortage tip] You can sanitize and reuse your N95 masks using steam. Stanford research document link in description. https://www.reddit.com/r/india/comments/fpizct/mask_shortage_tip_you_can_sanitize_and_reuse_your/ 4 comments india
- Stanford researchers confirm N95 masks can be sterilized and reused with virtually no loss of filtration efficiency by leaving in oven for 30 mins at 70C / 158F https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fstanfordmedicine.box.com%2Fv%2Fcovid19-ppe-1-1 5 comments italy
- Roughly 30 nurses in Edmonton have refused to swab patients for the coronavirus because Alberta Health Services (AHS) won't provide N95 masks, their union says. "They believe that when they request one, they should be provided one from the employer without question." https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/edmonton-nurses-masks-covid19-swabs-exposure-1.5505406? 2547 comments worldnews
- Government Selling N95 Mask while asking Construction Companies to Donate Mask https://gsaauctions.gov/gsaauctions/aucdsclnk?sl=71qsci20292041 6 comments politics
- Want N95 mask? Get doctor’s prescription https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/want-n95-mask-get-doctors-prescription/article31003645.ece 3 comments india
- Surgical (medical) masks are as effective as N95 respirators for flu and respiratory virus protection, new study shows. Given that respirators are significantly more expensive, this finding can inform about what should be recommended and what apparel should be kept available for outbreaks. https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2019/surgical-masks-virus-protection.html 14 comments science
- China reaches out to India for N95 masks to tackle Coronavirus outbreak https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/2020/jan/28/china-reaches-out-to-india-for-n95-masks-to-tackle-coronavirus-outbreak-2095436.amp 20 comments worldnews
- Delaware medical supplier says FEMA seized 400,000 N95 masks, now he's out millions of dollars https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/21/indutex-usa-says-fema-seized-n-95-respirators-national-stockpile/2996256001/ 303 comments politics
- With second virus wave coming, Minnesota waits for millions of N95 masks | Masks ordered, but getting them is another story. https://www.startribune.com/where-are-the-n95-masks/572133312/ 56 comments politics
- 1.2 million N95 masks are coming from China for US hospitals - on board the New England Patriots plane. The Kraft family paid for half while the Massachusetts government paid for half. 300k masks will be donated to NYC. https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-million-n95-masks-are-coming-from-chinaon-board-the-new-england-patriots-plane-11585821600 160 comments sports