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Originally Posted by FlyingScot
We switched to KN95 masks a few weeks ago. Much better protection than the simple cloth we were using. Easy to buy on Amazon
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As usual, I agree with almost all of your comments. But for clarification, KN95 is a designation used by the Chinese government, not a US rating. As such, compliance by Chinese manufacturers with that standard is spotty. There have been numerous examples of fraud as there are with many such Chinese products. I have also bought some of these masks but I have no way of knowing whether they really perform as they are supposed to.
The whole “non-medical”use masks (as almost all the masks including KN95 masks are so labelled) is confusing. But that is where we are. And using a mask is better than not using one. The N95 designation is recognized for PPE.
Now if we could all learn to use them properly, they would be even more effective.