About 161,000 of the possibly fake N95 respirators have been distributed to school nurses, health care facilities and state workers in Maine since November and are now part of a nationwide recall and replacement effort.
Maine bought over 2 million potentially counterfeit masks now subject to recall
About 161,000 of the possibly fake N95 respirators have been distributed to school nurses, health care facilities and state workers in Maine since November and are now part of a nationwide recall and replacement effort.
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Maine purchased more than 2 million potentially counterfeit N95 respirators that are now part of a nationwide recall and replacement effort, and 161,000 of the masks have been distributed to school nurses, health care facilities and state workers in Maine since November.
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Photo courtesy of Maine Division of Procurement Services
Maine’s Division of Procurement Services has notified respirator recipients and initiated a process to replace the masks as supply allows. About 2 million of the respirators with lot numbers subject to the recall remain at state warehouses.