THREAD—Appears Prem @jKenney Health Min @shandro & Sr. AHS officl *at best* misled Albertans Monday

Some Pri-MED masks made in Asia but are high quality & conform to NA stndrds. THESE were donated to ON/QC

cheap Vanch masks given to our HC workers

See— https://twitter.com/ziadfazel/status/1253068076527915008?s=21

Here @shandro claims "Those same masks are also being used here in AB", the AHS offcl insinuates they're the same & AHS says "New masks made in China meet clinical stndrds & any issues have more to do w/ pers pref for older model"

New masks =/= old masks https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-procedural-masks-health-care-1.5539134

In this thread @ZiadFazel breaks down quality differences & sourcing problems between the 2 manufacturers/masks & the differences between N American & Chinese standards–Critically re filtering standards for particles as small as the coronavirus & nose fit https://twitter.com/ziadfazel/status/1253068076527915008?s=21

And here's my thread from Saturday evening proving how the good-quality Pri-MED masks were shipped off to other provinces, leaving the substandard Vanch masks for our health care workers.

All to create a glossy public relations PR play for the Premier. https://twitter.com/dave_khan/status/1251746381527539712?s=21

Per this Staples puff piece the new Vanch masks weren't to arrive until Sun April 12

They still had to get through customs inspection & AHS “QC”. On Easter long weekend. They didn’t get to clinics until Fri April 17

Kenney’s PR video was on Mon April 13 https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/david-staples-masterminds-behind-albertas-medical-supplies-surge-to-meet-covid-19-crisis