N95 masks are skyrocketing in price as a result of a new potential recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC is considering changing its official recommendation to higher quality masks, like N95 and KN95 masks.

As a result, prices of these masks have surged at marketplaces like Amazon.com, a new Bloomberg report revealed on Wednesday. A pack of 40 KN95 masks is now about $79.99, up from $16.99 in late November. A 50-pack of Kimberly-Clark N95 masks was priced at $57 compared to $23 in October.

As Omicron tears through the United States, many people are abandoning their old cloth masks in favor of higher quality masks.

Just almost two years passed. Do we need another 2 years to move to proper P3 and N99-100 masks?

Due to the spread of the omicron strain of coronavirus in Latvia, it was decided to extend the emergency situation until February 28, Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins said.

At a press conference, Minister of Health Daniel Pavluts explained that today the coalition supported the proposal of the Ministry of Health to use medical masks and FFP-2 respirators instead of cloth masks.

It is just horrible as 100% of masks must be proper FFP3.

The dynamic respirator changes the size of the pores in response to changing conditions, making it easier for the wearer to breathe; A transparent tube connects the mask to a portable device that communicates with a computer.

The prototype mask, developed by a group of Korean scientists, includes two porous filter membranes - one on each side of the wearer's face - that are composed of electrospinned elastomer nanofibers.

Each disc-shaped membrane is surrounded and connected to a pneumatic ring-shaped tension mechanism. This "stretcher" is in turn connected to a lightweight portable device containing an air sensor, an air pump, and a microcontroller chip. The device itself is wirelessly connected to an external computer on which artificial intelligence software is installed.

When the sensor detects a high concentration of harmful particles in the air, as well as a relatively normal breathing rate of the user, the computer activates the pump. This causes the stretching ring to inflate and become thicker, which allows the membrane attached to it to remain relaxed. As a result, the pores of the membrane remain the smallest, ensuring the maximum degree of filtration.

However, if the sensor detects cleaner air - along with more intense breathing, for example, which might accompany relatively COVID-safe outdoor exercise - the software prompts the device to deflate. Thus, they become thinner, while stretching the membrane. As a result, the pore size increases, which makes breathing easier.

What's more, tests carried out on volunteers showed that even when the pores became large enough to significantly improve the breathability of the mask, the air filtration efficiency dropped by only six percent.

Further, it is planned to make the technology lighter, more compact and less cumbersome, for which it would be advisable to abandon the pump and switch to a non-pneumatic tensioning mechanism.

An article about the research led by Seoul National University Seung Hwan Ko was recently published in the ACS Nano journal.

Double masks scam in media continues

Now with main media telling you that it is pointless to wear two masks.

Either it comes from "smart" idea to sell now two masks instead of one or ti is just approach to discredit any masks use.

Note that all main media still fully ignore proper masks and never suggest them.

'war as politics by another means'....we can now add .... "pandemics as politics by other means"....and look whose coming out on top.

@Vitaliy_Kiselev

"We have First Class World War"

For anyone ho doesn't see this i feel pity...sincerely.

November 19 compared to November 20 around 14000 more deaths (im talking about my country).

Corona has more collateral deaths than from covid 19 itself... I knew two people personally that died this whay.

Now ho is to be blamed about all this? You explained in full details and although i won't take your explanations as full truth (as i belive there are much more factors to keep in mind) id say you are more than 50 percent close to the truth.

I agree...i mean no joke you are fully Wright...

To late to little...

@Vitaliy_Kiselev

Yes i now they horrible masks and the vaccination goes slow but it's one small step more in the "spirit of what your site has preached" that i find very reasonable. From what i recall it's the first time when some institution calls something more than the mandatory shitty normal masks and i thought that is something.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.dw.com/en/bavaria-mandates-ffp2-masks-all-of-germany-may-follow/a-56267230

Germany was mulling tougher anti-pandemic measures as authorities in Bavaria ordered highly protective FFP2 masks to be worn in shops and on public transport.

Top German officials were set to discuss an order that would make wearing higher-quality FFP2 masks mandatory in certain situations, the German media reported on Monday. The reports came as the heads of all 16 German states were due to decide on tougher anti-pandemic measures at a meeting with the federal government on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, the German government increased its earlier offer of sending millions of vouchers for the FFP2 masks to people believed to be at the highest risk. Officials previously said they would make the vouchers available to 27 million people, but this has been increased to 34.1 million on Monday.

So vaccines is not enough.

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Razer mask concept with RGB

Made by designers and for designers, to make them rest in peace with such thing.