Especially since I (the general public) can get an N95 online. If companies aren't protecting their workers they're not trying hard enough.
The way certain emergency regulations are written, if you don't have enough gear, you can reuse. If you have enough gear, you cannot. It's normal, awful business practices in hospitals.
I've cut one open out of every box I've ordered, and so far they've all been legitimate, 5-layer masks. Actual 3M masks are still impossible to find, but I've been happy enough with these.
But Amazon is not a reputable retailer. there’s no way for the end user of this to validate its effectiveness so that’s why I’d prefer at least a retailer who’s merchant had to sign off and order a product vs a completely unknown company selling through Amazon.
I guess this is where we are when all our institutions fail us collectively.