Wait, so if someone wants to sell life saving equipment like the N95 masks at 10 times the price is a criminal (and I agree), but if a pharmaceutical company increases the price of life saving medications over time is ok? WTF?
@Donald Ranski jezzz you americans you whine alot and do little just from watching german news and american news you can really tell diffrence between you and us for instance the priorities (and only thing you can see on american news people blaming each others the president blaming china and people blaming the president and china its sad to see something like that)
This is crazy. The same people that were shouting to people because they were wearing masks last month are now shouting to people because they are not wearing masks. Staggering
UniteOurWorld you don’t need a mask if you are in public. Only medical workers and sick peoples with similar symptoms should wear a mask. The rule hasn’t changed. The best way we can do is to stay at home.
in china most people wear surgical mask, that mean surgical mask is also valueable and protect people but in USA president is asking to wear scarf. because of mask shortage.
@@mingdelta1770 You would perhaps think they would be more difficult to breathe thru, but in a lot of cases they are actually easier to breathe with because they use different more expensive low resistance filter material , and have exhale valves, I have the 3m aura 9332+ FFP3, best mask I have ever used (other then full face respirators).
N100 is available at some hardware stores. Filters better than N95 but cost $14.50 and a little difficult to wear and breathe through. I got one for a 90 year old relative.
Face shields >>>N95. I have a Riot Shield that blocks anything up to the chest cavity . Plus I wear a mask so that's a plus remember droplets can enter the eyes
The question is did the states knew before the pandemic that they were suppose to have their own stock pile. The federal government have over 4 million employees in the US and around the world.
apache750 The people who knew and warned Trump when he cut budgets were fired or resigned. And when more tried to warn him this year, he dismissed them as alarmists. Got to love Murica. 😂
"the nothing of the federal stock pile is that it is supposed to be our stockpile, it's not supposed to be state stock pile" Who the heck is "our" if the states are not part of it? U.S.A. means United of America. Who is the stockpile for then?
Lol. I have to laugh. The mission statement of the gov. agency which stockpiles emergency supplies literally read that it was there to be distributed to the states in times of need. A day after Kushner's uninformed statement, the administration had the agency's mission statement amended to fit his statement rather than admit they made a mistake. Lol. I have to laugh because it's so dystopian and incompetent that dwelling on it is bad for my mental health.
IFlax back up for what 😅😅😅😅, there no protection gears in hospitals anymore , and a back up is there to back up , not to stay just as back up event after the stock is gone !!! It’s like a tyre car back up but will never be used event if there is no more tyres left in the car , you are an idiot exactly like trump , I am not surprised 😯, you make me laugh 😂
IFlax if the stock is being used why is there so many hospitals that doesn’t have it while the stock is stile available !!! Unbelievable !!! I mean there is no logic in what you are saying at all !!!! And you said to the states have the responsibility to stock pile themselves so this federal stockpile is not for any state !!! It’s called a federal stockpile because all the states have the right for it , as I told you , your logic is not logic 😂😂😂
Clearly by "under control" he meant to say "one of the greatest peacetime losses of life in US history." If your going to hold Donald Trump ti his words to actions you are always going to be disappointed.
@@thomas316 Trump ; this whole thing's hoax C-19 ; Ok Mr president we got this. WHO; this a global pandemic Trump; what the fact! who? Am cutting ya aid, no 200 just 50 coz u folks at WHO are China- centric! MAGA
My thoughts are it’s not so much preference as it is federal regulation that requires testing to demonstrate safety and efficacy before a company (domestic or international) can market and sell medical devices in the US regulatory market. It’s FDA red tape that costs time and money to gain approval, which could make a product uncompetitive. Currently it appears the FDA has lifted the red tape in the interest of easing shortages but it’s too late now. The US has to compete with all other countries who have more influence on the supply chain.
Ben two fun facts. Number one, after everyone started saying Chinese masks weren’t up to standards. China(the largest mask manufacturer) officially announced that they’ll be producing KN 95 standard only. If you don’t want em? Too bad. The second fun fact. US is purchasing masks from Chinese and Russian companies that’s previously been sanctioned in the trade war.
David Henderson Pf course they are. That’s why the situation is so insane. “Those foreign made masks don’t fit our standards. Now go make your own at home using a used T shirt.” Yeah, ok. 🙄
@@HJules-cw6fb Yep. I was using paper towels till there was videos on TH-cam on how to make cloth masks. Hey I don't have whole lot of money like those who hoard all the PPEs and hand sanitizers. That why I used paper towels.
David Henderson KN95 is what doctors in South Korea use. I have a few from living there, didn’t realize I would need them for this. But glad I have them.
In the Philippines we had bad supply of Mask because this January one of our volcano erupted spewing ashes, and people started buying mask, that’s the time the supply of it depleted, then the corona virus popped up, and that ended up with a disaster. Now we’re just using fabric mask with tissue in between for added protection. As a person with an autoimmune disease i just hope this would end soon.
2:49 "The notion of the Federal stockpile was it was supposed to be our stockpile." Which "our" does he mean? If the Federal government isn't stockpiling for the use of all Americans then who is it for? Fire that idiot! Oh, that's right he can't be fired. He's the President's Son in Law.
I saw a comment form people who questioned Governor Newsom of California for ordering masks that are coming from China. He's trying to bring in about 200 million of them. Right now it's more important to protect people than worry about sources of products. He's doing what needs to be done to protect people.
srper2 - The stock of N95 masks for medical professionals is almost exhausted. Those masks should go only to hospitals, but there aren’t enough even at that. Battelle has developed a process for sanitizing masks for reuse. That will help a little.
The government has purchased all they can or designated companies only to ship to hospitals. I did find that people had them for sale as they had family members working at the hospital. I called the cops and they got them for stealing cases, I suggested put a bullet in each one of them go counts. Too bad they live, but at least are in jail pending bail hearing after the State Of Emergency is lifted.
outdated. Last week aside from made in China KN95, all are allowed to be imported. 🙌🏼 To say FFP2 is 94% is an understatement. They are all essentially equivalent.
"The Netherlands has recalled 600,000 coronavirus face masks it imported from China after discovering they were faulty" - Business Insider The world doesn't need anymore Chinese forced labor low-quality crap.
N95 is just a US standard. Years ago, I was involved with electrostatic powder coating systems and this was the type of mask I used. The N95 specs require that it can filter out 95% particulates of 0.3 microns. The KN 95 is the Chinese standard, the FFP2 is the EU standard while the Korean standard is the KF94. Basically, all these have almost the same specs. 3M China does manufacture N95 masks but these are sold in China and to the other Asian customers. But I did hear, the Chinese government has given the approval for 3M China to ship 10 million masks to the US. As there is still a shortage of N95 masks, the FDA has given approval for the KN95 masks to be used in US hospitals. Most of us, do not need N95 masks. Just use the normal 3-ply masks. BTW, in China, doctors and nurses wear both KN95 and 3-ply surgical masks when handling corona virus patients. The US and most European countries do not have a mask wearing culture. But experience in Asia has shown it does help to prevent the spread of this contagious disease. In Singapore, each household has been provided with a few masks about a month ago. This week, we will receive a washable mask. Stay in and stay safe!
Warrior: "I need a set of armour to fight in this epic battle" Paladin: "Here you go, take my legendary set crafted by our finest blacksmith" Warrior: "What is this, a paladin's armour, you say? I'd rather go into battle naked"
While it is not a strain of influenza, Trump's death toll seems to be based on the fact that flu killed 350K US people in the past 10 years. And before you jump down my throat consider we only test people with severe flu-like symptoms. Note deaths are classified as pneumonia, not pneumonia brought on by flu.
@@humanbeing5918 Accurate information would have saved many more lives than seemingly soothing lies. There really is no excuse for such a poor handling of the situation.
Interesting choice to not report that Kushner's statement about what the Federal stockpile is for was incorrect until the administration retroactively changed the governing agency's mission statement to fit his lack of knowledge/outright lie. Pretty big omission there, writers & editors.
Tell me what local business manufactures medical facemasks. Standards are there for your stupid ass to be unable to buy some Chinese phone charger that would set your home a blaze. Or a facemask that in practice does not work as advertized giving you lung cancer from working with asbestos.
India ordered a Million rapid test kits from China this week. These kits were found to have 4% accuracy ( most giving inaccurate results) now we are evaluating them again . This is why certification and Approval is NECESSARY 😐
Did the Shoemaker get FDA, CDC and NIOH approval to make the so claimed N95 masks? Isn't it faster to just quickly approve a couple of FFP2 and FFP3 manufacturers and import?
@@flaklognon6274 Too hot in Australia and New Zealand, also flood and wild fire problems, above all you won't have toilet rolls here. Best bet will be Luxembourg.
FYI - one of the masks you are showing, KN95 with ear loops is not for medical use. It has pores and also it cannot be tightened because you cannot exactly adjust the ear loops in a way there are no openings on the sides or below. The medical N95 (and medical KN95) have two straps that go over the head which can make the mask fit tighter.
I am not a American or westerner so I have no say in this but wouldn’t it be a better idea to take a couple Billion from the military and use it for medical use?
Why didn’t the states each have their own stock piles? It’s not the job of the Federal government to take care of state issues. Understand the role of the Federal government as stated by the Constitution folks... The states have a responsibility here and to blame the Federal Government for a shortcoming of the state is irresponsible.
"the machine" said loud and clear: there is no profit in stockpiling these even tho healthcare workers have warned this was a question of "when" it would happen not "if". Ppl are in a Pandemic walking around with knickers and bras on their faces. This is shameful
I've been sourcing N95 masks for American buyers. Visited some mask factories in South China yesterday and was told by various factory managers that before the virus outbreak, one complete production line would cost about 40,000USD, now for the same production line it's 270,000USD...
If you look closely, you'll see that two of the people in China shown in the scenes at 4:20 and 4:23 are wearing 3M masks (the black logo on front is 3M). That's because 3M has labs and factories in China, too.
Should take a second to reflect that Lawrence, MA is one of the poorest cities in MA and the Country and is stepping up to fulfil the needs to make more masks (New Balance)
This is unacceptable look at those multi billion pharma cooperation making billions every year while not being able to supply sufficient medical supplies during epidemic?
amazing.....when faced with crisis like this, business considerations are still more important than the safety of health care providers. I have no words for this except its amazing.
Price gouging is not bad, it's a signal of the shortage. Supply and demand, there's too much demand and little supply and so prices go up. The way to fix it is to increase supply by production and importing, not by shaming prices, or else we won't have any.
2 things. 1st had we asked private sector to redesign their production lines to fit for PPE back in January we would have enough supplies by end of March. 2ndly since we didn't do item #1, we should have allowed import of masks not approved by fda, surely it's better than "diy" at home with your old t-shirt. there is no way home made from old t-shirt is n95 grade or fda approved.
@@matthewcannon2560 In hindsight it does make sense as in the federal stockpile is there as a last resort, for states that can't access what they need, but to say 'it's our stockpile' is a stupid way of putting it Especially for someone who's supposedly Ivy League
Not entirely true. I have been wholesaling KN95 masks from Asia, since the pandemic traveled East, earlier this year. Another issue is logistics - companies like DHL have made it difficult and expensive to import PPE into the US. An example - I had 5 packages that went from Hong Kong - Saudi Arabia - Dubai - London - Los Angeles - Honolulu. This also cost me 2 extra months of transit time and about 300% higher shipping fees. The Chinese government HAS imposed a tax on all outbound PPE from China to the US as well.
NO, n95 does not mean it filters out 95% of ALL particles. It filters out 95% of particles specifically .3 microns in size. The mask is more effective than 95% for particles both larger AND smaller than .3 microns... larger particles because of size and smaller particles because of how they move. Particles .3 microns in size are the hardest to filter out; thus, this particle size is used for testing standards.
Glue Stone , You have made a valiantly valid point. This is the country that retooled industry in record time in WWII....I lived in NY as a child as a young son of an industry designer who sacrificed his career to help millions of us in the US to out perform, outgun, and overwhelm Germany and Japan's fanatical war effort to dominate and eliminate the opposition. Do you have any idea how fast this same country could retool industry to design breathable N99 masks for every man woman and child in the world much less our own country. The allies overwhelmed Japan and Germany's fanatical brilliance by out producing and outperforming them, by rationing other goods and services for higer output in war industry. Do not tell me not to wear my n99 mask...it protects me and it protects you. Now get off your ass and tool up and overwhelm this NBC Warfare Threat. Get it done...this is no accident and you know it. Protect the population..find the perps, kick some butt, and lets take care of ourselves and others. And protect our children's future the world over. Get a grip.
This is all politic! I have access to manufacturing in China for PPF, facial masks and other medical supplies, and the quality are equal to 3M N95 masks and others. However; the buyer needs to issue Official Authorization Letter that can be notarized by the Ambassy to have them imported into the US. So far I can’t find any wholesale buyer yet.
I just scored 30 KN95 from a sundries store. Nobody was buying them because it says “non-medical”. After a little googling I found the make and model was recently CDC approved substitute for N95. I live in Hawaii so apparently they can be sold here now.
@@Ultrajamz Did he do it in Jan. or Feb NO not untill march 6. That was after he told the states they were on their OWN. 50 states bidding against each other great plan. Ultra lol does that mean your a little lite on brains?
So I understand that the people in this video keep talking about barriers and that they should be taken down to help reduce the demand. But these same people should also understand that it’s very very frustrating when you have to test the same patient multiple time because the results don’t come back conclusive. Again thank you for making my job harder when we think that shipments from China are up to standers.
canuck21 Like if people from outside didn’t fly INTO China, it’s a virus, it doesn’t select the people it wants to contaminate. How about doing something rather than complaining.
@@Maria-zg7ux so I'm asking how it comes in China? Every virus originated somewhere in the world. Like Spanish flue originated in America and the soldier were caring it in other countries. and it killed more Asian people... Millions 💀
@@Maria-zg7ux Had China been more transparent and gave real information on time, the world would have reacted differently. China lied and originally said there was no indication there was human to human transmission. They gave that info to the WHO whilst they knew it wasn't true. Taiwan knew about the lie and warned the WHO but that corrupt entity ignored Taiwan because the WHO is a CCP mouthpiece. They only admit to human to human transmission a month later but by then millions have flown back and forth from and to China already. Whilst the virus doesn't select the people it wants to contaminate, I know who's the main guilty party of this worldwide mess and I want them to be punished.
N95 for medical use for protection of medics.Surgeon Masks for public or self made TO STOP EMISSIONS AND ALSO 90% protection. Result major reduction in transmission.Cost pennies to make!!
My question is: Why can’t we make these masks in the USA? We aren’t even making and distributing simple masks for nonprofessional use, except on a do-it-yourself basis.
that may be because the KN95 Masks from china must at least meet the standards for FFP2 (there are FFP3 masks btw which filter 98%) and they dont. the "Daddy Baby" Masks from China for example were foudn to be badly made and having filtration problems that lead to higher portions of fine particles and micro organism to enter through them. Or simpler said, they dont filter as much as they should.
You can also just DIY a mask or if you’re really in need; I had heard in a desperate situation that a silicone padded bra can be used as a mask and silicone is one of the top major materials used in manufacturing a gas mask.
Lol well American consumers wanted cheaper stuff and American businesses wanted higher profits so everyone is to blame. Nobody wanted to pay Americans a fair wage for their work.... This is the consequence.
Fred Junior withheld vital information about human to human transmission Vouched for China when they were lying about how many people were infected and how many have died. Rejected information about the virus from Taiwan. The list goes on...
Interestingly, N95 masks were avoided during the start of the pandemic in South Korea because it isn't tested against liquid-vapor. (More specifically parrafin oil) This means N95 may not be able to stop viruses in aerosol, which is counterintuitive as covid-19 has been found to spread quite well through air. During the Sars pandemic back in 2015, the government used N95 certifications for medical ppe, pissing off a lot of medical workers. The KF94 specification is an equivalet in terms of filtering particles while also resistant to aerosol.
The problem is government doesn’t take the problem seriously when there is a spike in infected patient in China at Jan - Feb. This lead to problem trying to scramble all solution within limited time frame instead of pre-planned solutions.
I remember it differently.... I remember the WHO chastised the US for wanting to shutdown flights out of China. I remember the US wanting to isolate them, and the WHO accused the US of over reacting.
say, remember when everyone was cursing out the goverment for "overreacting" when this started. and remember when the world then screamed at them for making it a big deal because china "has it all sorted out"? and in order not to have a "pre-planned solution" is to have known this specific outbreak was going to happen. also whats with your weird fear of not using plurals?
I still can’t get a N95 mask easily or cheaply. $7 for a $1 mask $23 for a respirator N95 with Valve. We’re still not producing enough. And lots of price gouging today June 23, 2020.
12 million stockpiled by the feds. California had over 20 million stockpilee but the expiration dates have expired on them. In all honesty 12 million is not much.
Due to the public health emergency, the FDA have revised policy called the Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Revised April 2020. You can use the KN95 during this emergency. FDA Docket: FDA-2020-D-1138. Check these documents out.
Wait, so if someone wants to sell life saving equipment like the N95 masks at 10 times the price is a criminal (and I agree), but if a pharmaceutical company increases the price of life saving medications over time is ok? WTF?
sad reality
That's US capitalism for ya ;)
Joshua Cheng that‘s general capitalism... but I agree that it‘s exceptionally prevelant in the US
@Guido Do you know what a hospital charges for an aspirin given to patients in house?? That's not criminal either, so they claim.
@@sailingsolar2371 I live in Italy, so I actually don't know, but I guess that every treatment is overpriced.
"You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing after they have tried everything else."
-Sir Winston Churchill
And in this case, U.S. deaths has topped the world!
And after waiting for the U.S. deaths to make world record.
@Donald Ranski jezzz you americans you whine alot and do little just from watching german news and american news you can really tell diffrence between you and us for instance the priorities (and only thing you can see on american news people blaming each others the president blaming china and people blaming the president and china its sad to see something like that)
That didn’t age well
@@scheewheed8285 nope. Still holds true even to this day.
In other parts of the world, "standard' is used to ensure quality.
In USA, "'standard" is used to protect the monopoly of the capitalist.
That is not true. It is to protect the capitalist monopoly in the name of safety and high quality requirement.
Replace oligarch with "capitalist"
News flash; same problem all around the world. Turns out enforcing standards is perfect for local oligarchs.
well said
I doubt we'll do differently if we are in the position of power. I guess it human nature
February: " No need to wear a mask" April: "OMG- find and wear a mask, if you want to live"! 😷☠💀
This is crazy. The same people that were shouting to people because they were wearing masks last month are now shouting to people because they are not wearing masks. Staggering
UniteOurWorld you don’t need a mask if you are in public. Only medical workers and sick peoples with similar symptoms should wear a mask. The rule hasn’t changed. The best way we can do is to stay at home.
@@sadteeto Most countries wearing a respirator or mask is now mandatory.
@@LeFatalpotato So true. Before we have the vaccine, in 2022; all people from all countries will be wearing masks everywhere.
in china most people wear surgical mask, that mean surgical mask is also valueable and protect people but in USA president is asking to wear scarf. because of mask shortage.
There is also N99, N100 , FFP3 , KN100, etc they filter >99%, but they cost 10x compared to N95.
But can you even conveniently use those higher filtration masks? Material that filters too much makes it difficult to breathe through.
@@mingdelta1770 You would perhaps think they would be more difficult to breathe thru, but in a lot of cases they are actually easier to breathe with because they use different more expensive low resistance filter material , and have exhale valves, I have the 3m aura 9332+ FFP3, best mask I have ever used (other then full face respirators).
cheap.....
How long can these masks be used?
N100 is available at some hardware stores.
Filters better than N95 but cost $14.50 and a little difficult to wear and breathe through. I got one for a 90 year old relative.
"States in a bidding war" is a direct result of the lack of interstate resource coordination from the White House.
Just spend all of your money on the military, as this is the best way to fight every crisis, right?
Let's see how those guns can kill those virus.
Izz Fitri you don’t kill the virus. you kill the bats
Trump can twitter COVID-19 to die
As badly as the CDC failed us maybe it should be under the perview of the Military because right now they are proving pretty incompetent on their own.
Langwasser Kids Money doesn’t solve production shortages in weeks.
Any kind of standard mask even if it's not N95 is way better than home made cloth mask that Trumph suggested.
Yes. It will fit tighter against the face. Makes it feel rather warm.
@@Resdim wrong, a N95 is able to stop droplets
Face shields >>>N95.
I have a Riot Shield that blocks anything up to the chest cavity .
Plus I wear a mask so that's a plus remember droplets can enter the eyes
No not really because other masks don't really create a seal around your mouth and nose.
Well said. In a crisis one must settle for what is available.
Kushner: our stockpiles not the state’s stockpiles. I thought we lived in the United States of America not the American Union.
Mark A. Hemmm lol Kushner: let’s go back to the 1700s
He's moronic. Who is the federal government without the states? Does he mean the masks are for the white house and their families?
The USA is a federal state. So yes, American Union.
The question is did the states knew before the pandemic that they were suppose to have their own stock pile.
The federal government have over 4 million employees in the US and around the world.
apache750 The people who knew and warned Trump when he cut budgets were fired or resigned. And when more tried to warn him this year, he dismissed them as alarmists. Got to love Murica. 😂
"the nothing of the federal stock pile is that it is supposed to be our stockpile, it's not supposed to be state stock pile" Who the heck is "our" if the states are not part of it? U.S.A. means United of America. Who is the stockpile for then?
Lol. I have to laugh.
The mission statement of the gov. agency which stockpiles emergency supplies literally read that it was there to be distributed to the states in times of need. A day after Kushner's uninformed statement, the administration had the agency's mission statement amended to fit his statement rather than admit they made a mistake.
Lol. I have to laugh because it's so dystopian and incompetent that dwelling on it is bad for my mental health.
“The notion of the federal stockpile ...”
For caushner and trump family , yea it’s theirs 😂😂😂😂
IFlax back up for what 😅😅😅😅, there no protection gears in hospitals anymore , and a back up is there to back up , not to stay just as back up event after the stock is gone !!! It’s like a tyre car back up but will never be used event if there is no more tyres left in the car , you are an idiot exactly like trump , I am not surprised 😯, you make me laugh 😂
IFlax if the stock is being used why is there so many hospitals that doesn’t have it while the stock is stile available !!! Unbelievable !!! I mean there is no logic in what you are saying at all !!!! And you said to the states have the responsibility to stock pile themselves so this federal stockpile is not for any state !!! It’s called a federal stockpile because all the states have the right for it , as I told you , your logic is not logic 😂😂😂
"We got the corona virus under control folks" what happened?
Fred Junior: Not to worry, the virus will disappear like a miracle. We’re all safe with Trump and Pence at the helm.
Clearly by "under control" he meant to say "one of the greatest peacetime losses of life in US history."
If your going to hold Donald Trump ti his words to actions you are always going to be disappointed.
@@thomas316
Trump ; this whole thing's hoax
C-19 ; Ok Mr president we got this.
WHO; this a global pandemic
Trump; what the fact! who? Am cutting ya aid, no 200 just 50 coz u folks at WHO are China- centric!
MAGA
@@silverglass6635 you have to be sarcastic
Doran: Yes, very sarcastic.
The Americans prefer the FDA stamp over someone’s life... no wonder they are number one now 😂
My thoughts are it’s not so much preference as it is federal regulation that requires testing to demonstrate safety and efficacy before a company (domestic or international) can market and sell medical devices in the US regulatory market. It’s FDA red tape that costs time and money to gain approval, which could make a product uncompetitive. Currently it appears the FDA has lifted the red tape in the interest of easing shortages but it’s too late now. The US has to compete with all other countries who have more influence on the supply chain.
Ben two fun facts. Number one, after everyone started saying Chinese masks weren’t up to standards. China(the largest mask manufacturer) officially announced that they’ll be producing KN 95 standard only. If you don’t want em? Too bad. The second fun fact. US is purchasing masks from Chinese and Russian companies that’s previously been sanctioned in the trade war.
@@michaeldancurtiswhere
@deee 327 between march 1 and April 15 China exported 74.3million KN95 masks to the US and 1.4 billion surgical masks.
@Usa mabaho That's kind of funny, I bought a case of kn95s last week, living in the US. LOL
I bet those over seas mask are still better than the one people are having to make out of paper towels on the kitchen table.
David Henderson Pf course they are. That’s why the situation is so insane. “Those foreign made masks don’t fit our standards. Now go make your own at home using a used T shirt.” Yeah, ok. 🙄
What the hell? That is ridiculous. Paper towels lol
@@HJules-cw6fb Yep. I was using paper towels till there was videos on TH-cam on how to make cloth masks. Hey I don't have whole lot of money like those who hoard all the PPEs and hand sanitizers. That why I used paper towels.
David Henderson or those cloth mask
David Henderson KN95 is what doctors in South Korea use. I have a few from living there, didn’t realize I would need them for this. But glad I have them.
1 - why is there only one manufacturer for these masks ?
2 - why is there such a dependency on foreign production ?
3 - why FDA approves only 1 mask ?
Because of China
Answer for ques.1 is capitalism
1. Money
2. Money
3. Money
3M is a US based company......they were forced into china because of our tax system......
kalikasurf how about a nice import tariff to offset that incentive?
What is the government stock piling for. If they don’t give them to the states who’s gonna use them?
that was exactly what i was thinking.. its like the feds hoarding food "for u" but when u ask for it they say u need to find them yourself
selling on eBay for 700% markup
Jared said "it's for us, not the states". Dunno who 'us' is...
They did stock pile them. (not enough) they ran out
@@maxhugen LOL... i mean its the republican administration.... so probably like with the federal funding... its reserved for red states
In the Philippines we had bad supply of Mask because this January one of our volcano erupted spewing ashes, and people started buying mask, that’s the time the supply of it depleted, then the corona virus popped up, and that ended up with a disaster. Now we’re just using fabric mask with tissue in between for added protection. As a person with an autoimmune disease i just hope this would end soon.
You are fragile and try to protect yourself. Heaven protect you, lad.
Usa mabaho except most of it are knock off china made.
2:49 "The notion of the Federal stockpile was it was supposed to be our stockpile." Which "our" does he mean? If the Federal government isn't stockpiling for the use of all Americans then who is it for? Fire that idiot! Oh, that's right he can't be fired. He's the President's Son in Law.
Should be called N95 standard masks or N95 standard respirators. It’s a standard, not a brand name product.
@Erthe how do you know all this?
@@mrpepperonipizza3287 Google
In the time of crisis plz put your standards aside if you can’t get your standards doing nothing will make things worst
I saw a comment form people who questioned Governor Newsom of California for ordering masks that are coming from China. He's trying to bring in about 200 million of them. Right now it's more important to protect people than worry about sources of products. He's doing what needs to be done to protect people.
"The public shouldn't be buying those masks", but the govt. isn't so the public will.
srper2 - The stock of N95 masks for medical professionals is almost exhausted. Those masks should go only to hospitals, but there aren’t enough even at that.
Battelle has developed a process for sanitizing masks for reuse. That will help a little.
The government has purchased all they can or designated companies only to ship to hospitals. I did find that people had them for sale as they had family members working at the hospital. I called the cops and they got them for stealing cases, I suggested put a bullet in each one of them go counts. Too bad they live, but at least are in jail pending bail hearing after the State Of Emergency is lifted.
리암 흐 There’s a physical shortage of mask production capacity.
outdated. Last week aside from made in China KN95, all are allowed to be imported. 🙌🏼
To say FFP2 is 94% is an understatement. They are all essentially equivalent.
Traditionalist go bother your c-level officers?!
"The Netherlands has recalled 600,000 coronavirus face masks it imported from China after discovering they were faulty" - Business Insider
The world doesn't need anymore Chinese forced labor low-quality crap.
N95 is just a US standard. Years ago, I was involved with electrostatic powder coating systems and this was the type of mask I used. The N95 specs require that it can filter out 95% particulates of 0.3 microns. The KN 95 is the Chinese standard, the FFP2 is the EU standard while the Korean standard is the KF94. Basically, all these have almost the same specs. 3M China does manufacture N95 masks but these are sold in China and to the other Asian customers. But I did hear, the Chinese government has given the approval for 3M China to ship 10 million masks to the US. As there is still a shortage of N95 masks, the FDA has given approval for the KN95 masks to be used in US hospitals.
Most of us, do not need N95 masks. Just use the normal 3-ply masks. BTW, in China, doctors and nurses wear both KN95 and 3-ply surgical masks when handling corona virus patients.
The US and most European countries do not have a mask wearing culture. But experience in Asia has shown it does help to prevent the spread of this contagious disease.
In Singapore, each household has been provided with a few masks about a month ago. This week, we will receive a washable mask. Stay in and stay safe!
shiningmyduggy They ordered the wrong type of masks not intended for medical use and then tried to shift the blame.
@@shiningmyduggy This is fake news dude. Some politicians/media just want to politicize the pandemic to against China.
So they don't have masks because its against rules
So we have no problem with importing food and toys from other countries but not masks?
Yeah how else can they keep health care so expensive
Imagine killed by its own system.
Captain1 Jones - The problem is, demand is too great. It’s probably easy to import something nobody else wants.
You have no problem sellings guns but not medicines.
Like said, . if only approved N95 then no sale, They sell KN95 at Home Depot. Just be glad we don't require N25 toilet paper
Because of incompetence..
@tyjghjghhh so which exactly is your point
Warrior: "I need a set of armour to fight in this epic battle"
Paladin: "Here you go, take my legendary set crafted by our finest blacksmith"
Warrior: "What is this, a paladin's armour, you say? I'd rather go into battle naked"
LMAO
"it's just the flu folks... . nothing to worry about..." remember those words
While it is not a strain of influenza, Trump's death toll seems to be based on the fact that flu killed 350K US people in the past 10 years. And before you jump down my throat consider we only test people with severe flu-like symptoms. Note deaths are classified as pneumonia, not pneumonia brought on by flu.
Billy Bob How will it feel when you realise how wrong you are?
@@samuelmassicotte9645 It's literally nearly like a flu, people just don't have immunity agains't it
he tried to calm the public. creating panic would cause even worse shortage of masks for doctors early on
@@humanbeing5918 Accurate information would have saved many more lives than seemingly soothing lies. There really is no excuse for such a poor handling of the situation.
Interesting choice to not report that Kushner's statement about what the Federal stockpile is for was incorrect until the administration retroactively changed the governing agency's mission statement to fit his lack of knowledge/outright lie.
Pretty big omission there, writers & editors.
Aditional, in Europe there are FFP3 masks, filtering 99% of particles.
And in Brazil there are the pff3 masks that also filter ≥99% of particles
not talking about feds seizing masks from hospitals all over america?
US likes to have their own standards to prop up local businesses.
Makes sense but they should have planned for this. Seems tere are no local businesses which are making them.
Tell me what local business manufactures medical facemasks. Standards are there for your stupid ass to be unable to buy some Chinese phone charger that would set your home a blaze. Or a facemask that in practice does not work as advertized giving you lung cancer from working with asbestos.
India ordered a Million rapid test kits from China this week. These kits were found to have 4% accuracy ( most giving inaccurate results) now we are evaluating them again .
This is why certification and Approval is NECESSARY 😐
Did the Shoemaker get FDA, CDC and NIOH approval to make the so claimed N95 masks?
Isn't it faster to just quickly approve a couple of FFP2 and FFP3 manufacturers and import?
I'm ashamed living in this country,anyone thinking of moving out of their country to the u.s,just don't. Move to canada, they're more put together
Canada here , too cold for human life people here just have stockholm syndrome relation with weather. best bet probably australia and nz.
@@flaklognon6274 Too hot in Australia and New Zealand, also flood and wild fire problems, above all you won't have toilet rolls here. Best bet will be Luxembourg.
Too expensive living costs in Luxembourg. Best bet would be Sudan.
@@lostn65 Too many conflicts and wars, too little stability in Sudan. You are better off moving to Poland.
Pretty obvious that “the rules” are there to protect the manufacturers’ turf.
Bring in the pitchforks. . .
FYI - one of the masks you are showing, KN95 with ear loops is not for medical use. It has pores and also it cannot be tightened because you cannot exactly adjust the ear loops in a way there are no openings on the sides or below. The medical N95 (and medical KN95) have two straps that go over the head which can make the mask fit tighter.
I am not a American or westerner so I have no say in this but wouldn’t it be a better idea to take a couple Billion from the military and use it for medical use?
nope .. those politician who is for the military industrial complex will not allow that
In hindsight.
Why didn’t the states each have their own stock piles? It’s not the job of the Federal government to take care of state issues. Understand the role of the Federal government as stated by the Constitution folks... The states have a responsibility here and to blame the Federal Government for a shortcoming of the state is irresponsible.
"the machine" said loud and clear: there is no profit in stockpiling these even tho healthcare workers have warned this was a question of "when" it would happen not "if".
Ppl are in a Pandemic walking around with knickers and bras on their faces. This is shameful
I've been sourcing N95 masks for American buyers. Visited some mask factories in South China yesterday and was told by various factory managers that before the virus outbreak, one complete production line would cost about 40,000USD, now for the same production line it's 270,000USD...
If you look closely, you'll see that two of the people in China shown in the scenes at 4:20 and 4:23 are wearing 3M masks (the black logo on front is 3M). That's because 3M has labs and factories in China, too.
American, Japanese and European companies are all over the damn place in China. China invited them in and then bragged how they built their economy.
There’s a lot of fakes already in the market I’d be careful buying them on shady ads, they might do more harm than protection.
pat smith Well, they at least have a decent supply of masks...
FDA and OSHA need to get their act together
2:48 well there you go, pinocchio is running the show LOL
Yet another reason to end the FDA and OSHA
Standards are to Protect People. But, like in classical American style, standards are not for Humans.
Standards are to protect BUSINESSES. Ftfy
Should take a second to reflect that Lawrence, MA is one of the poorest cities in MA and the Country and is stepping up to fulfil the needs to make more masks (New Balance)
Only costs around $1 but in low supply? Sounds fishy or is it just me? I heard they're very easy to make in warehouses too.
easy if you have the right fabric. It's the supply of the non woven fabric supply that is crucial.
This is unacceptable look at those multi billion pharma cooperation making billions every year while not being able to supply sufficient medical supplies during epidemic?
I bet at the heart of the N95 destructions, is a Government lobbyist.
amazing.....when faced with crisis like this, business considerations are still more important than the safety of health care providers. I have no words for this except its amazing.
I thought everything was under control lol
Financial Shinanigan. You’re right. He CONTROLS Everything under the sun, 24/7/365, especially the whereabouts and movement of Melania!
The individual States should have prepared to take care of their unique population, geographical and weather potential crises.
It sounds like your child is learning to play the Xylophone while you were editing this video.
Nunya _ I thought my rap music was playing over the background noise lmao
Price gouging is not bad, it's a signal of the shortage. Supply and demand, there's too much demand and little supply and so prices go up. The way to fix it is to increase supply by production and importing, not by shaming prices, or else we won't have any.
I'm pretty sure the FDA issued an exemption for the KN95 and others weeks ago.
only for general public's use, not health professional use
2 things. 1st had we asked private sector to redesign their production lines to fit for PPE back in January we would have enough supplies by end of March. 2ndly since we didn't do item #1, we should have allowed import of masks not approved by fda, surely it's better than "diy" at home with your old t-shirt. there is no way home made from old t-shirt is n95 grade or fda approved.
2:47 - 3:05 That makes no sense at all
Confirmed that the federal government is useless to its people.
@@matthewcannon2560 In hindsight it does make sense as in the federal stockpile is there as a last resort, for states that can't access what they need, but to say 'it's our stockpile' is a stupid way of putting it
Especially for someone who's supposedly Ivy League
Not entirely true. I have been wholesaling KN95 masks from Asia, since the pandemic traveled East, earlier this year. Another issue is logistics - companies like DHL have made it difficult and expensive to import PPE into the US. An example - I had 5 packages that went from Hong Kong - Saudi Arabia - Dubai - London - Los Angeles - Honolulu. This also cost me 2 extra months of transit time and about 300% higher shipping fees. The Chinese government HAS imposed a tax on all outbound PPE from China to the US as well.
Mankind experiencing modern day's "Spanish flu"(actually spread from America by the year 1918)
ACTUALLY ffuccck that.
NO, n95 does not mean it filters out 95% of ALL particles. It filters out 95% of particles specifically .3 microns in size. The mask is more effective than 95% for particles both larger AND smaller than .3 microns... larger particles because of size and smaller particles because of how they move. Particles .3 microns in size are the hardest to filter out; thus, this particle size is used for testing standards.
USA: we can't take other countries mask
Philippines: let's leave N95 and disposable mask for front liners let's just use washable mask hahahh
Glue Stone , You have made a valiantly valid point. This is the country that retooled industry in record time in WWII....I lived in NY as a child as a young son of an industry designer who sacrificed his career to help millions of us in the US to out perform, outgun, and overwhelm Germany and Japan's fanatical war effort to dominate and eliminate the opposition. Do you have any idea how fast this same country could retool industry to design breathable N99 masks for every man woman and child in the world much less our own country. The allies overwhelmed Japan and Germany's fanatical brilliance by out producing and outperforming them, by rationing other goods and services for higer output in war industry. Do not tell me not to wear my n99 mask...it protects me and it protects you.
Now get off your ass and tool up and overwhelm this NBC Warfare Threat.
Get it done...this is no accident and you know it. Protect the population..find the perps, kick some butt, and lets take care of ourselves and others. And protect our children's future the world over.
Get a grip.
This is all politic! I have access to manufacturing in China for PPF, facial masks and other medical supplies, and the quality are equal to 3M N95 masks and others. However; the buyer needs to issue Official Authorization Letter that can be notarized by the Ambassy to have them imported into the US. So far I can’t find any wholesale buyer yet.
This is what happens when countries rely on other countries to produce cheap things. Make them in your country and then they could ramp up production
Standards can be a Protectionist measures (held by Controllers) and not eclectic approach to Saving Lives
One word summarize: Bureaucracy.
I just scored 30 KN95 from a sundries store. Nobody was buying them because it says “non-medical”. After a little googling I found the make and model was recently CDC approved substitute for N95. I live in Hawaii so apparently they can be sold here now.
USA, bring manufacturing back home, minimizing dependency on far way goods.
Especially critical supplies, medicines, PPE.
Sure thing. 10x higher prices on those goods though. Enjoy.
On March 29, Kushnser imported 22 planeloads of KN95 masks from China. They are auctioned off to the highest bidder.
Trump had a tariff on these. He just lifted it.
K B he did so a while ago.
@@Ultrajamz Did he do it in Jan. or Feb NO not untill march 6. That was after he told the states they were on their OWN. 50 states bidding against each other great plan. Ultra lol does that mean your a little lite on brains?
So I understand that the people in this video keep talking about barriers and that they should be taken down to help reduce the demand. But these same people should also understand that it’s very very frustrating when you have to test the same patient multiple time because the results don’t come back conclusive. Again thank you for making my job harder when we think that shipments from China are up to standers.
American should keep themselves in isolation. So the rest of the world can live in peace. Also you can spend 730B on there people not on military..
The source of the virus is China. Had the mainland Chinese stayed in isolation instead of traveling the world, we wouldn't have this crisis right now.
canuck21 Like if people from outside didn’t fly INTO China, it’s a virus, it doesn’t select the people it wants to contaminate. How about doing something rather than complaining.
@@Maria-zg7ux so I'm asking how it comes in China? Every virus originated somewhere in the world. Like Spanish flue originated in America and the soldier were caring it in other countries. and it killed more Asian people... Millions 💀
@@Maria-zg7ux Had China been more transparent and gave real information on time, the world would have reacted differently. China lied and originally said there was no indication there was human to human transmission. They gave that info to the WHO whilst they knew it wasn't true. Taiwan knew about the lie and warned the WHO but that corrupt entity ignored Taiwan because the WHO is a CCP mouthpiece. They only admit to human to human transmission a month later but by then millions have flown back and forth from and to China already. Whilst the virus doesn't select the people it wants to contaminate, I know who's the main guilty party of this worldwide mess and I want them to be punished.
Industrial n95s was never approved to be use for medical prevention too, but they are being used any ways.
I remember people laugh at Asian who wears mask, saying Asian people are ignorant, mask doesn’t help, now probably they are stocking mask 😅
hahaha what a hypocrite they are... probably realizing thier mistake now..
N95 for medical use for protection of medics.Surgeon Masks for public or self made TO STOP EMISSIONS AND ALSO 90% protection.
Result major reduction in transmission.Cost pennies to make!!
China want to help. But they dont accept kn95 rating from china. Until recently
Isn't that a Korean rating...not Chinese.
@@sfjarhead4062 na, we do kn95. Korean rating is KF94
China needs to face the consequences for being secretive about the virus.
@@Dan_Therapist like you dont know there is a outbreak in China
SuperIntendent Corey Thomas Palmer OMG so NOBODY knew about the virus??? Oh really???? What a joke.
My question is: Why can’t we make these masks in the USA? We aren’t even making and distributing simple masks for nonprofessional use, except on a do-it-yourself basis.
I just know that Italy, Germany and Netherlands threw away the kn95 that they bought. They compare them with trash.
that may be because the KN95 Masks from china must at least meet the standards for FFP2 (there are FFP3 masks btw which filter 98%) and they dont. the "Daddy Baby" Masks from China for example were foudn to be badly made and having filtration problems that lead to higher portions of fine particles and micro organism to enter through them.
Or simpler said, they dont filter as much as they should.
You can also just DIY a mask or if you’re really in need; I had heard in a desperate situation that a silicone padded bra can be used as a mask and silicone is one of the top major materials used in manufacturing a gas mask.
Why this happened? Because your orange man said "IT'S JUST A FLU IT WILL DISAPPEAR"
Bandanas, officially recommended by the government, are under the acceptable standard, but not chinese or european masks!
who ever outsourced our manufacturing to China are the responsible for this manufacturing crisis
E M would you want the pollution that China has and the health issues that come with it!
Lol well American consumers wanted cheaper stuff and American businesses wanted higher profits so everyone is to blame. Nobody wanted to pay Americans a fair wage for their work.... This is the consequence.
As if you were happy with the $1 you make for producing every 1000 masks.
We have exactly the same problem in France. The government did not stockpile masks because of budget reduction.
Somebody said the virus would vanish like a miracle, however, the virus doesn't think so.
It will after it takes you.
The reason is "GREED"
If trump gets another 4 we are done period
@@Eman1900O thank you fox news
Is your vision still 20/20, when not in hindsight?i
Isn't this just supply and demand? I don't get why everyone is suprised. If the demand excedes the supply then the price does up. Basic economics
Let's blame WHO.
And may ask why pal?
Fred Junior withheld vital information about human to human transmission
Vouched for China when they were lying about how many people were infected and how many have died.
Rejected information about the virus from Taiwan.
The list goes on...
Interestingly, N95 masks were avoided during the start of the pandemic in South Korea because it isn't tested against liquid-vapor. (More specifically parrafin oil) This means N95 may not be able to stop viruses in aerosol, which is counterintuitive as covid-19 has been found to spread quite well through air.
During the Sars pandemic back in 2015, the government used N95 certifications for medical ppe, pissing off a lot of medical workers. The KF94 specification is an equivalet in terms of filtering particles while also resistant to aerosol.
The problem is government doesn’t take the problem seriously when there is a spike in infected patient in China at Jan - Feb. This lead to problem trying to scramble all solution within limited time frame instead of pre-planned solutions.
I remember it differently.... I remember the WHO chastised the US for wanting to shutdown flights out of China.
I remember the US wanting to isolate them, and the WHO accused the US of over reacting.
@John Schwab
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say, remember when everyone was cursing out the goverment for "overreacting" when this started. and remember when the world then screamed at them for making it a big deal because china "has it all sorted out"?
and in order not to have a "pre-planned solution" is to have known this specific outbreak was going to happen.
also whats with your weird fear of not using plurals?
I still can’t get a N95 mask easily or cheaply. $7 for a $1 mask $23 for a respirator N95 with Valve. We’re still not producing enough. And lots of price gouging today June 23, 2020.
why did the New England Patriots team jet fly to China to get masks?
Cuz they see solutions more important than bureaucracies.
They want to save doctors and nurses instead of playing politics
@@cryptoman9781 yup
Because they are patriots, they love this Country, they love the people.
To get to the other side?
AMERICA: Text book example of how capitalism shouldn't be.
Asia? China?
KN95 is China. There is no Asia masks standard.
Henry Lau the word China is kind off triggering to them
FDA recently approved 4 or so Chinese companies for KN95 masks.
Mr. Dump: Its just a flu
1:34 This guy sounds like the Khan Academy instructor 👨🏫.
Instead of blaming the government get your own before there is a crisis
12 million stockpiled by the feds. California had over 20 million stockpilee but the expiration dates have expired on them. In all honesty 12 million is not much.
See nobody saw this coming (covid-19), let's overcome our short comes and fight this pandemic.
Correction: nobody in the US saw this coming. Asian countries experienced with SARS and MERS were very prepared.
bill gates and many other experts saw this coming.
American intelligence services and health specialist saw it coming, reported it, and fell on deaf ears and was met with fired teams.
Due to the public health emergency, the FDA have revised policy called the Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Respirators During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. Revised April 2020. You can use the KN95 during this emergency. FDA Docket: FDA-2020-D-1138. Check these documents out.
If we’re all learning one thing it’s that we all have to manufacture essentials on our own soil and it has to be permanent.