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Coronavirus: California had 21 million N95 masks stockpiled. All are expired.

By San Francisco Chronicle  
   March 29, 2020

As the coronavirus pandemic slammed into California and doctors and nurses sounded the alarm on a dire shortage of masks, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the release of the state’s emergency stockpile of 21 million N95 respirators. What he didn’t mention then: They are all expired.

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