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A company that tried to sell 500,000 N95 respirators to the state of Minnesota at prices far above retail has been told instead to surrender the masks because they are counterfeit.
Officials with the state Department of Administration, which stockpiles backup supplies for health care workers, announced Tuesday that Supply Link, Inc., of Delaware, Ohio, is complying with a cease-and-desist letter to immediately turn in the counterfeit masks.
Maplewood-based 3M Co., a leading manufacturer of N95s, has been working closely with state officials to evaluate the counterfeit respirators. Once received, they ll be given to 3M for destruction.
The packaging claims that the masks are 3M Model 1860 respirators.
As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, facemasks will still be essential December 20, 2020 8:08pm Text size Copy shortlink:
Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 won t provide immunity from the public health directives to wear a cloth face mask in public. We are going to be in this mask phase well into 2021, predicted Dr. Anthony Harris, associate medical director at occupational health firm WorkCare. It won t be until fall of next year that you ll begin to see masks not being a part of our normal day-to-day, at the earliest.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized two COVID-19 vaccines so far, including Moderna s vaccine, which got a green light Friday. Randomized clinical trials involving more than 70,000 people documented 94 to 95% fewer cases of COVID in adults who got vaccinated vs. those who received a placebo.
Dec 14, 2020
ESCANABA High school students, not only in the Escanaba area, but across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula will soon have an opportunity to receive a Catholic, classical education.
Holy Name High School in Escanaba will reopen after 50 years, beginning with the 2021-22 school year, offering both in person and remote learning.
A group of area educators, parents, alumni, supporters, and local pastors has been working toward this goal for several years. In January 2019 a major campaign under the slogan “Now is the Time” was publicly launched.
Funds were, and continue to be, raised to cover start-up costs and to help with operating costs over the first few years, as well as to fund an endowment to provide ongoing financial support for the school.