According to ECRI, an independent, nonprofit organization, testing of nearly 200 imported KN95 masks found that 60 to 70% failed to meet U.S. standards for effectiveness. ECRI also criticized the mask's ability to fit to one's face; they have ear loops, while N95s come with head and ne...
Inanother AP-NORC poll conducted last month, 44% of Americans still said they were often or always wearing face masks outside their homes, though that was down significantly from 65% who said that at the beginning of the year. The latest poll also shows about half of Americans favor requi...
There are also N95 and KN95 masks, otherwise known as respirators, which are known to be more protective than surgical masks. Why? Because they're carefully engineered to prevent large and small airborne particles from specifically penetrating the masks' front. Mayo Clinic officials clarify that ...