Just wait for people in the comments to mention how Buzzfeed News is completely different from normal Buzzfeed and they're actually highly respectable because of one reward they received.
Which one award are you talking about? The 2016 National Magazine Award in the category of Public Interest? Or the 2014 National Press Foundation award? Or the 2016 National Press Foundation award? Or the 2015 Sidney Award? Or the 2017 British Journalism Award? Or the 2018 George Polk Award?
Or are you referring to them being finalists for both the 2017 and 2018 Pulitzer Prized in International Reporting? Or finalists for the 2016 and 2018 Online Journalism Awards? Or finalists for the 2018 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting?
I'm not sure what this has to do with anything. If they are fakes, they could just as easily be falsely labelled N95 as KN95, right? What am I missing?
Exactly. So what's the relation between this article about fake/inferior masks from an unapproved factory, and the parent article about a variant standard of mask (KN95) that hasn't been approved in the USA?
The companies in question likely aren't certified? ChinaLawBlog says that 95% of the certifications they've seen are fake, so it's probably best to check with the authorities.
1) Are other countries also trusting these KN95 masks? Why are they so much easier to get?
2) Is there any other viable reason they are not on the approved list? I don't put a lot of stock in the goodwill of the US executive branch either, but it seems some journalistic questions were skipped.
Yesterday, I read some paper from 2010 which found near identical filtration results for one type of N95 mask vs. 2 types of N99 mask... Basically none of these masks will filter all the particles, hence healthcare worker will eventually infect themselves unless you go full warzone (e.g. hazmat suites for everyone). All of this stuff is about managing risk (as is running around with simple masks and social distancing).
Are people so cynical as to believe the US Gov will arbitrarily deny necessary medical supplies?
There is more variables at play than just '# of masks'. It is necessary to ensure the masks actually work, as defects will cost the lives of frontline workers.
Kill you once by spreading virus with its social media control. Kill you 2nd round by selling you faked products. Is this kill you the third cut by doing a PR war that not accepting this Trojan Horse is political.
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[ 3.6 ms ] story [ 59.9 ms ] threadOr are you referring to them being finalists for both the 2017 and 2018 Pulitzer Prized in International Reporting? Or finalists for the 2016 and 2018 Online Journalism Awards? Or finalists for the 2018 Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting?
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52092395
http://theredelephants.com/video-chinese-factory-worker-caug...
https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-stricken-countries...
2) Is there any other viable reason they are not on the approved list? I don't put a lot of stock in the goodwill of the US executive branch either, but it seems some journalistic questions were skipped.
There is more variables at play than just '# of masks'. It is necessary to ensure the masks actually work, as defects will cost the lives of frontline workers.
My country, Canada, is doing the same thing: https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/national/canada-will-m...
How many cuts you need to kill the western world.
Isnt the coronavirus much smaller than .3 microns?