If you need elastic cord, go to Joann Fabric and pick up some of these:
And if you're really in a pinch, try these:
“ The FDA and CDC bureaucracy are not up to speed with the current crisis.”
So, stupidity, rather than malfeasance?
The Obama administration made a decision to not stockpile the bulk of PPE estimated to be needed in emergencies but to use vendor management.
This was done in the 2010’s under Assistent Secretary for Preparedness and Response (part of HHS) Nicole Lurie who was ASPR the entire Obama administration.
The former head of the CDC under Obama, who maintain and manage the strategic stockpile, was Tom Frieden who also would have been responsible for the decision to use vendor management rather than physical stockpiling.
I bought the proper masks N95 way back in January and do you want to know how many I’ve worn.....none....I did have one of those flimsy ones that I wore going into a store a couple of times but never the N95 masks...
If you need elastic cord, go to Joann Fabric and pick up some of these:
And if you're really in a pinch, try these:
Check Obama’s bath house.
in my garage, needed them all the time(insecticide,sprays ect)so I buy them(bought) them all the time
Same with gloves to grease the Kubota.
Dont have those needs but still got the supplies
Just a couple days ago, my company’s office in Korea offered to ship us 3,000,000 N95 masks, at cost, for use in one of our manufacturing plants to give our workers more confidence and protection and to keep them on the job. We also had the notion to donate some to our local school and hospital workers.
Korea (unlike the USA) apparently had the capacity to ramp up its production quickly.
But then I learned
1) the masks were certified CE (for use in EU nations) and not FDA certified, and
2) some hospital administrators we talked to said they wouldn’t touch these because of fears of breaking Fed.gov regulations and also fears of ambulance chaser liability if anyone got sick wearing one.
So I told my Korean colleagues - thank you, but I’m not getting involved in this mess…. Welcome to 21st century America.
They are stockpiled in New York
Bump
It’s the WEEKEND. What’s the hurry. The CDC and FDA will start looking at applications after finishing the celebrations of Black History Month (in June).
I tell you, people are just PANICKED. And for what, just the flu? Right Bro’s?
Democrats demand............................stuff it!
Union Locates 39 Million N95 Masks To Deliver To Healthcare Workers Treating COVID-19 Patients
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2020/03/26/union-finds-n95-masks-healthcare-workers-covid19/
I read a diy online that instructed to use the material from furnace filters that are designed to remove allergens down to 0.03 microns. Obviously, it wouldn’t be one that has any fiberglass in it. Just cut out a rectangle of the filter material, then use some kind of thin metal to attach it to tighten around the bridge of your nose, and something to fasten it around your head. I don’t remember all the details, but I just googled (actually Bing) how to make an N95 face mask.
They were lost in Kenya!!!!!
In situations like this I understand the appeal of a dictatorship. Nothing like a gun to the back of a head to get things done.
Don’t hospitals keep a stockpile of masks?
This is an embarrassment. We are like a third world nation.
How much perfectly useful equipment has been trashed because of an arbitrary expiration date demanded by dubious regulations.
The masks used in ceramic work have to be that good and certified. Silica getting into your lungs is like breathing broken glass.