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The industrial masks are an increasingly popular alternative to N95 masks, in short supply during the covid-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy of Allegheny Health Network .

A long-running debate about granting manufacturers legal protection when industrial masks are repurposed in a health emergency helped slow the distribution of protective gear to front-line doctors ...

“We would urge construction companies to donate their inventory of N95 masks to your local hospital and forgo additional orders of those industrial masks,” Pence said at a White House briefing.

The industrial masks are an increasingly popular alternative to N95 masks, in short supply during the covid-19 pandemic. Email Newsletters .

Coronavirus. Squabble over mask shortage erupts as coronavirus spreads The mask supply is a growing concern for the administration as more outbreaks of coronavirus are being reported in multiple ...

Pence, who is heading the White House's coronavirus task force, also called on construction companies to stop ordering more masks so health care workers can be protected as they treat an influx of ...

"Industrial masks [for example, ones worn for construction] ... "The mask itself can become contaminated and serve as a source of infection actually doing more harm than good," said Grein.

Industrial masks are not included under the 2005 law though, because they aren't FDA regulated. The Trump administration has attempted to issue liability waivers for the industrial masks, ...

An industrial hygienist and self-styled exposure scientist is leading the charge in her own state and nationwide against wearing masks. Experts in her field are losing it.