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hlthe2b

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7. If they are authorized to sell them as an N95 mask in this country then have to be NIOSH-certifed
Tue Aug 18, 2020, 04:44 PM
Aug 2020

This isn't CHina. It doesn't make a damned bit of difference what the Chinese do.

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NIOSH (part of CDC) certifies them and has a webpage on avoiding counterfit N95 masks hlthe2b Aug 2020 #1
Wow! Thanks!!! nt LAS14 Aug 2020 #4
Ah. But KN95 masks are NOT approved by the CDC because they're approved by the Chinese.... LAS14 Aug 2020 #5
If they are authorized to sell them as an N95 mask in this country then have to be NIOSH-certifed hlthe2b Aug 2020 #7
They're NOT N95. They're Chinese. Same filtration. Used by the Chinese medical community. nt LAS14 Aug 2020 #8
They are intended to be N95 equivalents. Please go to the source I gave you hlthe2b Aug 2020 #9
Another difference is that there is fit testing for N95 masks not KN95 masks mucifer Aug 2020 #20
Exactly... And as a HCW myself still experiencing shortages (along with many colleagues) hlthe2b Aug 2020 #21
KN95 masks that FDA allows to be imported under a NIOSH equivalence designation hlthe2b Aug 2020 #10
Enough of this boot licking CountAllVotes Aug 2020 #12
Some of these masks are sold honestly by Chinese distributors... hunter Aug 2020 #16
So we allow this to continue? CountAllVotes Aug 2020 #22
I can tell you right now that the masks in the OP can't be NIOSH approved as NIOSH doesn't approve LisaL Aug 2020 #14
That is correct. I didn't see where she was discussing masks for children, but NIOSH does NOT hlthe2b Aug 2020 #18
Check out this page by the CDC, it has some good information. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #2
Excellent info. here CountAllVotes Aug 2020 #13
A legit KN95 mask typically has straps that go around your head, rather than just around the ear. kysrsoze Aug 2020 #3
Are you saying that there are no masks claiming to be KN95 but which don't have... LAS14 Aug 2020 #6
That's definetely not true. LisaL Aug 2020 #15
Wow is right! CountAllVotes Aug 2020 #11
These guys are expensive but they sell the real deal. Websites started by Medium.com. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #17
Thank you! CountAllVotes Aug 2020 #23
I am right there with you. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #24
Thanks! CountAllVotes Aug 2020 #25
NIOSH doesn't approve mask for kids. LisaL Aug 2020 #19
Spam deleted by MIR Team juneleaf Aug 2020 #26
Thanks so much! nt LAS14 Aug 2020 #27
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