Mask Fit & Filter Quality Determine Real Protection as Wildfire Smoke Spreads Across Colorado, Utah and Florida

New research: 54% of adults fail N95 fit tests without knowing it, raising questions as wildfire smoke reaches ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Your N95 mask might be worthless without a proper fit test

To the editor: N95 respirator masks are just a dollar’s worth of paper unless you’re fit-tested. (“Suppliers cash in as California taxpayers hit with wildly inflated prices for masks,” April 23) ...
Medical News Today

Airborne viruses: Fit-tested N95 masks, HEPA filters may offer best protection

Share on Pinterest New research examines the protection offered by fit-tested N95 masks against airborne particles. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images Healthcare workers rely on N95 ...
ucdavis.edu

Volunteers Sought to Fit-Test N95 Masks

UC Davis Health is assessing the integrity, performance of the respirator masks after they are decontaminated The goal is to establish a backup supply in the face of high demand during the coronavirus ...
The Conversation

High‑filtration masks only work when they fit – so we created a new way to test if they do

During the pandemic, the prevailing thought has been that a high-filtration mask – such as an N95, KN95 or FFP3 – should offer better protection than a surgical or fabric mask. However, recent ...
WCYB

N95 Respiratory Fit Testing Train-the-Trainer courses to be held

Many people across the region are already starting to celebrate America’s 250th birthday ahead of Independence Day next weekend Big Truck Day held at Bristol Tennessee City Hall Kids in Bristol got ...