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Especially since I (the general public) can get an N95 online. If companies aren't protecting their workers they're not trying hard enough.

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dpeck 6y ago
Where can it be bought from a reputable/reliable retailer? I’d love a link.
- Baeocystin 6y ago
  Not the person you asked, but these are the ones I've been buying from Amazon for the past two months: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08CGZFSZ9 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08CGZFSZ9 I've cut one open out of every box I've ordered, and so far they've all been legitimate, 5-layer masks. Actual 3M masks are still impossible to find, but I've been happy enough with these.
  - dpeck 6y ago
    Not to discount that product at all, I’ve got no experience judging those things. But Amazon is not a reputable retailer. there’s no way for the end user of this to validate its effectiveness so that’s why I’d prefer at least a retailer who’s merchant had to sign off and order a product vs a completely unknown company selling through Amazon. I guess this is where we are when all our institutions fail us collectively.
    - Baeocystin 6y ago
      I don't blame you one bit. I'm not happy about feeling I genuinely need to destructively test one of the filters in every box, believe me. I am just reporting that so far, this particular listing has proven to be the real deal. It could also change tomorrow, and Amazon wouldn't update the listing.
Spooky23 6y ago
It's not a supply issue. The way certain emergency regulations are written, if you don't have enough gear, you can reuse. If you have enough gear, you cannot. It's normal, awful business practices in hospitals.
DanBC 6y ago
There's a lot of counterfeit product in the supply chain at the moment so that "N95" may well not meet many of the required standards.

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Especially since I (the general public) can get an N95 online. If companies aren't protecting their workers they're not trying hard enough.

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dpeck 6y ago
Where can it be bought from a reputable/reliable retailer? I’d love a link.
- Baeocystin 6y ago
  Not the person you asked, but these are the ones I've been buying from Amazon for the past two months: https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08CGZFSZ9 https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B08CGZFSZ9 I've cut one open out of every box I've ordered, and so far they've all been legitimate, 5-layer masks. Actual 3M masks are still impossible to find, but I've been happy enough with these.
  - dpeck 6y ago
    Not to discount that product at all, I’ve got no experience judging those things. But Amazon is not a reputable retailer. there’s no way for the end user of this to validate its effectiveness so that’s why I’d prefer at least a retailer who’s merchant had to sign off and order a product vs a completely unknown company selling through Amazon. I guess this is where we are when all our institutions fail us collectively.
    - Baeocystin 6y ago
      I don't blame you one bit. I'm not happy about feeling I genuinely need to destructively test one of the filters in every box, believe me. I am just reporting that so far, this particular listing has proven to be the real deal. It could also change tomorrow, and Amazon wouldn't update the listing.
Spooky23 6y ago
It's not a supply issue. The way certain emergency regulations are written, if you don't have enough gear, you can reuse. If you have enough gear, you cannot. It's normal, awful business practices in hospitals.
DanBC 6y ago
There's a lot of counterfeit product in the supply chain at the moment so that "N95" may well not meet many of the required standards.