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They do. N95 masks have a 10 year shelf life. You can argue about the usefulness of that shelf life (it's been done to death), but it's there, and when the pand
by scrollaway 4y ago
They do. N95 masks have a 10 year shelf life. You can argue about the usefulness of that shelf life (it's been done to death), but it's there, and when the pandemic hit loads of governments were faced with expired masks.
https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/869238O/3m-health-care-particulate-respirator-and-surgical-masks-storage-conditions-and-shelf-life-faq.pdf https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/869238O/3m-health-care-p...
- jefftk 4y agoAmong other issues, the elastic wears out over time even if they're in storage.