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What do you do when seasonal "bugs" upset holiday plans?
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Jan 1 11:45am | Replies (38)Comment receiving replies
Sue- I bought the large amount of regular N95 masks and come to find out they put an expiration date on them. I take it the ones you ordered also have an expiration date on them. Do you think that is something you have found to be true, they need to have an expiration date on them..... to follow. What do you know in terms of what the date is referring to, what would cause them to expire? I was thinking the bands...could it be the white fabric/material itself it refers to????
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Here’s what 3M says about expiration. Keep in mind, hospital staff wear N 95’s and their effectiveness is critical to keeping them safe while caring for and in very close contact for patients with TB, Covid, measles, etc. The standard for masks needs to be quite high. . IMO, I’m at far less risk when in a grocery store, etc. and wearing a mask for prevention, but can also beware of keeping distance. I don’t think I have, but I might opt to wear an expired n 95 if it looked good and wasn’t too far out of date. Caring for sick family members would increase that risk and I’d want a good one and a face protector or glasses.
https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/1807271O/respirators-beyond-their-shelf-life-considerations-technical-bulletin.pdf