N95 mask
The FDA-recommended mask, N95s, seemed to be impossible to find for weeks, just like toilet paper at the beginning of the pandemic. Well now, finally, the search for N95s has become easier than we thought. Free N95 masks are being given out at Wegmans, as part of a federal initiative. Each person is limited to […]
400 million free N95 masks are coming next week. The Biden administration is planning to give out the masks, as the nation is facing a record surge in COVID-19 cases. The free masks will be made available to the public at thousands of local pharmacies and community health centers, according to a White House official. […]
The N95 mask has been the industry standard in personal protective equipment (PPE) since 1972. At first, they were designed for industrial use but were adapted for healthcare after virus blocking technology (originally developed to block tuberculosis) was introduced to the platform in 1995 by Peter Tsai, a professor at the University of Tennessee. When […]
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