The US Government has a good reason to mislead its 332 million citizens against wearing KN95 and N95 masks. Europe however is now coming out with the truth.
Regular surgical face masks most Americans wear are not really protecting yourself, but are designed so you can protect others. In Europe, governments are slowly standing up to reality. In Germany, a new regulation is now requiring its citizens to wear FFP 2 masks. In the United States, such masks are known as N95, or the Chinese-made version is known as KN95.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) does not recommend that the general public wear N95 respirators to protect themselves from respiratory diseases, including coronavirus (COVID-19). Those are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for health care workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by current CDC guidance.
The guidance is obviously only based on supply and demand and not on health benefits.
There is also a difference between the Chinese made KN95 and the American made N95 mask
Both products are said to filter 99.5 – 99.9 percent of aerosol particulates. KN95 respirators differ from N95 respirators because they meet the Chinese standard but are not regulated by U.S. agencies
Regular surgical throw away masks only protect 90%, home made cotton masks only protect 70-90%
How safe are the most common masks?
EN 149 is a European Standard of testing and marking requirements for filtering half masks. Such masks cover the nose, mouth and chin and may have inhalation or exhalation valves. EN 149 defines three classes of such particle half masked, called FFP1, FFP2 and FFP3 (Filtering Face Piece)
How many American lives could have been saved if US residents had sufficient access to the same masks that are now mandatory in Europe? This may become a deadly question
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