For the record, anyone buying an elatomeric mask should get at least a P100, not anything with a “95” on it. A lot of people made that mistake. The one you suggested seems even better.
There are better people than me to ask about this, such as Steph Guerra. However, it’s possible that, in the US, N95 masks were treated like a valuable commodity early in the pandemic and the USG bent over backwards to prevent average people from buying and hoarding them. I doubt that there were 200 billion KN95 masks in China at any point in 2020 but I might be wrong about that.
At some point, by summer 2022 in the US, emphasis shifted so that PPE was considered second priority to vaccination. That’s where the US national security community seems to be right now, but Steph would be a much better person to ask about this, and all sorts of things related to PPE.
In between, there is a third thing I know of, related to contact tracing systems in China. I’m not willing to share info about this kind of thing on a public forum, but if you’re interested you can DM me with more info about you, and once I have a better idea of who you are and why you might be interested, then I’d be happy to share.
It might be a better alternative to surgical masks for children, but it’s not necessarily better for adults. First, it’s not independently certified (by NIOSH, for instance). And second, it lacks an exhaust valve which could make it significantly less comfortable to use for extended periods of time due to increased humidity.
A better alternative for adults is the 3M 6000 series with the optional 3M 604 exhalation valve filter, if you care about filtering the valve’s exhaust.
For the record, anyone buying an elatomeric mask should get at least a P100, not anything with a “95” on it. A lot of people made that mistake. The one you suggested seems even better.
There are better people than me to ask about this, such as Steph Guerra. However, it’s possible that, in the US, N95 masks were treated like a valuable commodity early in the pandemic and the USG bent over backwards to prevent average people from buying and hoarding them. I doubt that there were 200 billion KN95 masks in China at any point in 2020 but I might be wrong about that.
At some point, by summer 2022 in the US, emphasis shifted so that PPE was considered second priority to vaccination. That’s where the US national security community seems to be right now, but Steph would be a much better person to ask about this, and all sorts of things related to PPE.
In between, there is a third thing I know of, related to contact tracing systems in China. I’m not willing to share info about this kind of thing on a public forum, but if you’re interested you can DM me with more info about you, and once I have a better idea of who you are and why you might be interested, then I’d be happy to share.
It might be a better alternative to surgical masks for children, but it’s not necessarily better for adults. First, it’s not independently certified (by NIOSH, for instance). And second, it lacks an exhaust valve which could make it significantly less comfortable to use for extended periods of time due to increased humidity.
A better alternative for adults is the 3M 6000 series with the optional 3M 604 exhalation valve filter, if you care about filtering the valve’s exhaust.
These aren’t elastomeric respirators.