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    The Big Reversal: FDA Emergency Authorization for KN95 Masks

    • Last Update: 2022-08-22
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Things reversed on Friday after the U.
    S.
    FDA excluded Chinese KN95 masks from its import and emergency use authorization lists on March 28


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    The U.
    S.
    Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Friday that it officially authorized the use of KN95 masks by medical workers in the United States for epidemic prevention and control


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    The FDA's official website issued an announcement on emergency use authorization for KN95 masks


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    Emergency authorization of KN95 masks will greatly alleviate concerns about the use of front-line epidemic prevention

    Emergency authorization of KN95 masks will greatly reduce the use of the front line of epidemic prevention concerns

    According to Anand Shah, the FDA's deputy commissioner for medical and scientific affairs, the FDA had previously refused to authorize the use of KN95 masks because "counterfeit products labeled KN95 were previously detected entering the United States


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    In response, 3M pointed out in a statement on Friday that it would prioritize the U.
    S.
    government’s N95 mask orders under the Defense Production Act


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    Previously, although a small number of hospitals and institutions had accepted a small number of KN95 masks, most of them refused to use KN95 masks due to concerns about legal liability


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    BYD KN95 mask has been the first to obtain FDA emergency authorization 

    BYD KN95 mask has been the first to obtain FDA emergency authorization  BYD KN95 mask has been the first to obtain FDA emergency authorization 

    As of Friday, the FDA announced it had granted emergency authorization for a specific model of KN95 masks made by BYD


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    BYD began to officially assist in the production of masks from February 8


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