Mask, Covid Test Manufacturers Scramble To Keep Up With Demand Amid Surge (MSNBC)

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Experts recommend N95 and KN95 masks against the Omicron variant. Kerry Sanders reports from a Florida factory making masks.

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- CBC News, Canada, April 2, 2021. How to tell if your respirator and N95-style mask is counterfeit or poor quality. CBC Marketplace tested *KN95 and *KF94 masks sold online and at big box stores. Half of them didn’t offer the level of protection they’re supposed to, according to the lab test results.

- Do Masks Protect Against *Omicron? (K95, K94, N95), ABC 10 News, Dec. 20, 2021.


**CDC: List of NIOSH Approved N95 Respirators/Masks- Alphabetized list of Mfg./Supplier from A-Z. You need the Manufacturer/Supplier Name and Model Number to Check. *Do the research, your life could depend on it.
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/topics/respirators/disp_part/n95list1.html

- PennLive, 'Cloth Masks Won't Protect Against The Omicron Variant Expert Says,' Jan. 7, 2022,
https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2022/01/cloth-masks-wont-protect-against-the-omicron-variant-experts-say.html

- *New York Mag., 'Why You Should Upgrade Your Face mask To An N95,' Dec.30, 2021. *EXCELLENT*
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/12/why-you-should-upgrade-your-face-mask-to-an-n95.html
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- The U.S. government currently has over 700 million N95 Respirators stockpiled for medical workers.