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10-Pack Powecom KN95 FDA Authorized Respirator Ear Loop Mask on sale for $12.50 - Extra 20% Off w/ coupon code
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Key Features- Multi-layer filtration system of non-woven soft and breathable fibers
- All respirator manufactured after May 20th are affixed with an anti-fake stakes that can be used to verify authenticity
Material- Ear loop style; latex free
- 46% non-woven polypropylene, 28% melt-blown fabric, 26% ES hot air cotton
- Nose piece w/ adjustable aluminum piece
About This Product- The Powecom KN95 respirator is intended for personal use and not use as a surgical mask or to provide liquid barrier protection.
About This Store- Bone Fide Masks is the Premier Authorized Distributor for Powecom products in the U.S. and Canada. Authentic Powecom KN95 mask are distributed by Bona Fide Masks
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Note that only the headband, not the earloop style is FDA authorized. They fit tightly on my face when I take the time to mold it properly and do fit testing.
I also find them easier to breathe through because they're beak shaped, meaning the cover isn't sitting directly on my nose and mouth.
We've stopped using cloth masks (which were a stopgap anyway) in favor of these in our household. When we go out we wear one marked according to a day of the week then hang it up outside and that's extended the life extensively. They're cheap enough that there's no heart break to throw one out when it gets worn (usually we can see the headband graying from sweat and grime) or when we're in some particularly high risk situation (visiting a test site/hospital, costco run) we'll just throw it out regardless of how new it is.
There's still too many people with the false belief that a neck gaiter or a simple cloth mask is sufficient to protect but I've been telling anyone I know that's interested in protecting themselves to get these or a p100 respirator.
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This is incorrect, the authorization applies to all of their KN95 models and there is testing data for both the earloop and headband by fda showing they meet the standards,
N95 masks are a single use item. They were never designed, intended, or tested to be used more than once. As in, not use for a day, take on and off, all shift. Put it on, take it off, throw it in the trash. Guess what emergency and ICU physicians and nurses have been doing for months? Re-using N95 masks, because there is not much in the way of other options.
Is there some kind of reliable testing and certification of the efficacy of these masks after use and some sort of decontamination procedure? I very highly doubt it.
Do we have data on how long the virus is stable (lasts) on certain surfaces? Yes.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....jmc200497
https://www.nejm.org/na101/home/l...73_f1.jpeg
Whether you place a mask in a paper bag or a ziplock bag, it seems very unlikely that the virus will meaningfully remain on it after say a week.
If we say that it is "decontaminated," then, the question is, does it still work as intended after re-use? That is a question of fit and filtration. Does it still fit well enough that air is not constantly going around the mask? Does the filtration integrity last? Hard to say. You can get some sense of this yourself. Is it soiled? Is it frayed or destroyed? Is she shape deformed? Etc.
I re-use these.
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But what's new these days with these type items. . .order again to make up the difference. At least it's more available than Lysol, and for good reason I guess. China upgraded their KN-95 standards a few months ago for their domestic use, and these aren't even usable there anymore. Not that it's old stock, but they can still churn and burn these for export, and at the same time worth ZERO there. Hence the supply
My Honeywells would likely be tight on a baby. I was not impressed with those.
From the CDC website OP posted, there is the following comment for these masks:
"The test method utilized in this assessment is not the NIOSH standard test procedure that is used for certification of respirators. Respirators assessed to this modified test plan do not meet the requirements of STP-0059, and therefore cannot be considered equivalent to N95 respirators that were tested to STP-0059"
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