The US Is Refusing to Take the World’s Most Available Masks

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Post by toasterfun » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 8:32 PM UTC

The US Is Refusing to Take the World’s Most Available Masks
buzzfeednews.com

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Post by blhack » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 8:56 PM UTC

Because China has been selling fakes: https://www.businessinsider.com/coroanvirus-holland-recalls-...

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:01 PM UTC

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Post by dfee » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:01 PM UTC

blhack wrote: post #2

Because China has been selling fakes: https://www.businessinsider.com/coroanvirus-holland-recalls-...

> The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus.

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Post by unethical_ban » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:04 PM UTC

1) Are other countries also trusting these KN95 masks? Why are they so much easier to get?

2) Is there any other viable reason they are not on the approved list? I don't put a lot of stock in the goodwill of the US executive branch either, but it seems some journalistic questions were skipped.

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Post by BitwiseFool » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:05 PM UTC

dfee wrote: post #4

blhack wrote: post #2

Because China has been selling fakes: https://www.businessinsider.com/coroanvirus-holland-recalls-...

> The journalists at BuzzFeed News are proud to bring you trustworthy and relevant reporting about the coronavirus.

Just wait for people in the comments to mention how Buzzfeed News is completely different from normal Buzzfeed and they're actually highly respectable because of one reward they received.

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Post by grezql » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:05 PM UTC

blhack wrote: post #2

Because China has been selling fakes: https://www.businessinsider.com/coroanvirus-holland-recalls-...

its not only Netherlands but other countries such as Turkey, Spain:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395

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Post by madengr » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:05 PM UTC

Well I guess this sort of stuff happens when you outsource manufacturing for a generation.

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Post by alliao » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:07 PM UTC

KN95 spec allows a percentage of unfiltered air to be inhaled which kinda defeats the purpose no?

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Post by ForHackernews » Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 9:08 PM UTC

blhack wrote: post #2

Because China has been selling fakes: https://www.businessinsider.com/coroanvirus-holland-recalls-...

I'm not sure what this has to do with anything. If they are fakes, they could just as easily be falsely labelled N95 as KN95, right? What am I missing?