EditorialWorkers inspect the quality of N95 masks on the production line at United States Mask in Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 5, 2021. (Cooper Neill/The New York Times)
EditorialWorkers at the machines that make N95 masks in the production area at Demetech, a medical supply manufacturer in Miami Lakes, Fla., Feb. 5, 2021. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)
EditorialA mask provided to the audience of “Sleep No More,” which can be paired with an N95, in New York, Jan. 27, 2022. (Vincent Tullo/The New York Times)
EditorialMask mandates exist to varying degrees throughout Europe, and the details — inside, outside, fabric, N95 and more — are dizzying. (Miguel Porlan/The New York Times)
EditorialAnthony Monteiro, who works in medical device sales and is back to wearing an N95 amid a rise in Covid-19 cases, in Lakeland, Fla., Aug. 13, 2021. (Rozette Rago/The New York Times)
EditorialA worker fabricates N95 masks at Demetech, a medical supply manufacturer in Miami Lakes, Fla., Feb. 5, 2021. (Scott McIntyre/The New York Times)
EditorialN95 masks are decontaminated in Columbis, Ohio, in April 2020, when protective equipment was in short supply in the United States. (Brian Kaiser/The New York Times)
EditorialN95 masks and other protective equipment are decontaminated inside the critical care decontamination system designed by Battelle in Columbus, Ohio on April 7, 2020. (Brian Kaiser/The New York Times)
EditorialA photo provided by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement shows Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas at a news conference on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021. (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via The New York Times)
EditorialWorkers inspect the quality of N95 masks on the production line at United States Mask in Fort Worth, Texas, Feb. 5, 2021. (Cooper Neill/The New York Times)
EditorialVarla Jean Merman, portrayed by Jeffery Roberson, holds an N95 face mask during a performance at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown, Mass., on July 22, 2020. (M. Scott Brauer/The New York Times)
EditorialVarla Jean Merman, portrayed by Jeffery Roberson, holds an N95 face mask during a performance at the Crown & Anchor in Provincetown, Mass., on July 22, 2020. (M. Scott Brauer/The New York Times)
EditorialHospital contracts for N95 masks, like this one hanging in a car, created problems in the supply chain. Hospital contracts for N95 masks, like this one hanging in a car, created problems in the supply chain.Credit...
Editorial*PREMIUM EXCLUSIVE NO WEB UNTIL 1400 EDT 26TH APR* Kylie Jenner spotted out picking up essential items in Beverly Hills wearing an N95 face mask