Where to buy N95 masks for a medical worker family member?
July 19, 2020 2:00 PM Subscribe
I have a family member who works PRN as a physical therapist's assistant. Facilities are not providing N95 masks for them.
Is there any place I can make a bulk purchase and get masks mailed to my family member? They have a particular 3M mask model preference, but any N95 would do in a pinch. I suppose we could verify their job if some places aren't selling to the general public but would sell to medical professionals.
I see a bunch of small-time medical supply companies when I google, and I have zero idea how many of them are legitimate. I assume that particularly these days, there are a lot of counterfeit masks floating around stamped with the logos of companies and standards that they actually don't warrant.
Is there any place I can make a bulk purchase and get masks mailed to my family member? They have a particular 3M mask model preference, but any N95 would do in a pinch. I suppose we could verify their job if some places aren't selling to the general public but would sell to medical professionals.
I see a bunch of small-time medical supply companies when I google, and I have zero idea how many of them are legitimate. I assume that particularly these days, there are a lot of counterfeit masks floating around stamped with the logos of companies and standards that they actually don't warrant.
i was able to buy a box of N95 masks in Loews last time i was in a store... the big stores may have them online now
posted by kokaku at 2:55 PM on July 19, 2020 [1 favorite]
posted by kokaku at 2:55 PM on July 19, 2020 [1 favorite]
KF94 is the Korean standard considered equivalent to the U.S. N95. They are easily found at H-Mart and similar Korean grocery stores, but they may have a purchase limit.
posted by needled at 3:13 PM on July 19, 2020
posted by needled at 3:13 PM on July 19, 2020
I bought a bunch of KN95 masks (Honeywell H801) from here; I was kind of nervous about it and the website is not super professional, but they came through. You do have to buy a bunch of them, and they're not cheap (prices have gone up in the past few weeks). The ones I got were better/comparable to the one N95 mask I had from the Before Times. They also have N95s (Honeywell H910 Plus).
posted by Comrade_robot at 3:13 PM on July 19, 2020
posted by Comrade_robot at 3:13 PM on July 19, 2020
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I can't say if these are counterfeit or not, but Monoprice is a well regarded and legit website - I bought my 3D Printer from them.
posted by duoshao at 2:39 PM on July 19, 2020