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‘Not A Problem That Is Going Away’: 3M Fighting To Keep Counterfeit N95 Masks Off The Frontline

There's been a surge in fraud and counterfeit PPE cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

(CBS News)

February 15, 2021

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — There’s been a surge in fraud and counterfeit PPE cases since the beginning of the pandemic. Counterfeit respirators even made it to the frontline in Minnesota. 3M is taking an active stand to prevent them from getting to our health care heroes.

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At the start of the pandemic, the rush was on to find respirators.

“We started looking for N95s right away because those were the most difficult things to source,” Department of Administration Commissioner Alice Roberts-Davis said.

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