This Company Just Made N95 Masks Available to the Public, But at What Cost to Frontline Workers?

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By not only trapping viruses, but destroying them too, these could be some of the most effective masks you can buy online

against viruses and bacteria, by filtering out airborne particles, while sitting more tightly against the face. Those are the types of masks being sold by N95 Mask Co.

For CMO Mia Sultan, the goal of the company has always been to help keep hospitals stocked with masks, while also providing the general public with masks for everyday use. The two supply chains, she says, aren’t mutually exclusive.Rolling Stone in an email. “By making our products available to consumers, we are able to maintain a consistent level of production at the factory level, evening out the ebbs and flows inherent to the institutional ordering process. In some rare instances, consumer orders may be delayed for short periods if inventory needs to be reallocated to our institutional customers quickly.” .

In other words, even if an order doesn’t arrive from a hospital, product still needs to leave the factory and get on the plane with UPS. If not, the company loses scheduled time at the factory, and space on the plane the following day. “This is where the consumer orders come in to fill those gaps and keep the supply chain rolling,” the rep explains..

 

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Oh my god. This is a blatant advertisement disguised as a news story, and it’s for a price gouging product that exploits people during a pandemic. I guess editorial ethics no longer apply at Rolling Stone.

Do you know what would be a crazy headline? One that points out that Americans are being asked to choose between protecting the general population vs. protecting frontline workers in a wealthy, capitalist society!

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