Just in time for things to start getting bad again!
this post was submitted on 20 Dec 2023
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How can masks and gowns go bad in a few years?
My understanding is that's the lifespan that the packaging can reasonably be expected to remain sterile. After a number of years, the packaging may start to degrade and no longer be air tight, which means it's no longer sterile.
However, these aren't typically sterile materials, I realized as I was writing. I honestly don't know, maybe someone else can chime in
Edit: after reading the article, they're said to be no longer as safe/protective for the person wearing them, but I'm very curious how a date was established, and who determined that it was only good for a few years
Everything goes bad. When milk goes bad it's easy to see, smell, taste. Just like milk, it's not like every mask and gown suddenly goes bad on the date printed on the box. Unlike milk, there's no easy way a consumer can check if their mask or gown is still good or not. It's best just to throw it away and get a new one. Usually you're just throwing out one box and not 10 million of them but 2020 was wild.
It seems like states need to implement cycling through its strategic reserve with hospitals. That way, you aren't throwing out as much.
That would require two things - a functioning public hospital system and a societal commitment to preparedness. Since 46% of the voting US population and 53% of elected national officials are diametric opposed to any preparedness expenditure that doesn’t involve the ability to blow things up, it will never happen.
I'd argue, like a pack of condoms only half used, that its money well spent.