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> I was able to buy 20 KN95 masks for $50 through an online retailer advertising through my local business journal. > KN95 masks are the Chinese regulatory st
by ardy42 6y ago
> I was able to buy 20 KN95 masks for $50 through an online retailer advertising through my local business journal.
> KN95 masks are the Chinese regulatory standard vs N95 which is the NIOSH standard, but KN95 sales in the US still need FDA approval.
We bought two brands of KN95s from Taobao, and I've found they don't fit my caucasian face very well. The bend strip around the nose is too short to get a good seal.
This was earlier in the pandemic, and I believe they were off-brand ones, so they might be lower quality than others. We definitely didn't pay that much. I only consider them a marginal improvement over a surgical mask.