N95 masks

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Houston Seaport have intercepted a shipment of counterfeit N95 masks with an estimated Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price of almost $350,000.

Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas announced that the Department of Homeland Security has seized over 11 million counterfeit N95 masks in its ongoing fight to protect frontline health care workers

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the shortage of N95 respirator masks presented a dire situation for the healthcare and frontline workers who needed them most. Essential workers who relied on N95 masks had no choice but to wear what were meant to be disposable N95 masks for weeks at a time. Some started disinfecting the masks to be...