Similarly, a November 2021 analysis of sales data published by Jungle Scout found that only a few of the 50 best-selling KN95 masks on Amazon were legitimate.Īnd consumers must navigate these counterfeits amid health officials' recommendation that N95, KN95, and KF94 respirator masks provide greater protection against Covid-19 than cloth masks, Newsweek reports. In fact, ECRI, a nonprofit that advises hospitals and health care agencies on product safety, in September 2020 reported that between 60% to 70% of KN95 masks it tested were not effective against 95% of particles they claimed to filter out. During that time, some organizations spent millions on counterfeit N95 masks-and nearly two years later, the United States is still full of fake N95 masks. In the early days of the pandemic, medical facilities and states searched desperately for medical supplies amid a shortage of personal protective equipment. How Covid-19 will impact the supply chain Why are there so many fake masks?
To help, experts share 12 steps you can take to determine whether a mask is real or fake. As the omicron variant continues to surge, many people are once again struggling to find more protective masks, such as N95s, KN95s, and KF94s-but it can be hard to discern which masks are real and which are counterfeit. 5 Fort Worth Star Telegram, Hartford Courant.Louis Post-Dispatch, Tampa Tribune, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sacramento Bee,, Indianapolis Star, Deseret News,, Buffalo News. 4 Baltimore Sun, OCRegister, The Detroit News, Orlando Sentinel,, Kansas City Star, St.3 Newsday, Atlanta Journal Constitution, San Jose Mercury News, Chicago Sun-Times, Economist, Arizona Republic, The Star-Ledger, Philadelphia Inquirer, Dallas Morning News, Detroit Free Press, San Diego Union Tribune, Minneapolis Star Tribune,, U.S.2 The Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, Forbes, USA Today, Time, ABC News, BusinessWeek, San Francisco Chronicle, CNBC, New York Post, New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune.1 Entertainment Weekly, E! Online, Variety, Hollywood Reporter,, People Magazine, TMZ.com, IGN, GameSpot, MTV.com, Billboard, TV.com, CNN, BBC News, New York Times.
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