Coronavirus: The state had 21 million N95 masks stockpiled. All are expired

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Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the release of the state’s emergency stockpile of 21 million N95 respirators.
 

 

“All of the 21 million N95 respirator masks are expired but are usable per CDC guidelines,” the department said. “The masks have been stored in climate-controlled conditions that preserved their efficacy.”

”We worked with the FDA to get approval, because of the cold storage and the fact that the equipment and masks were in very good order, to be able to distribute those masks,”

 

“These masks are approved for use only in limited, low-risk circumstances, thus relieving pressure on the supply chain of unexpired masks for health care providers caring for confirmed COVID-19 patients and other high-risk situations for infectious diseases,” the order said.

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