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minus-squarepearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.onlinelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoI mean, it’s like condoms. Pretty effective when worn correctly. A mask needs a seal to work properly. It doesn’t matter what filtration you have if air is getting in other ways.
minus-squareCroquette@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoConsidering how air work vs fluids, I’d say there is a difference. I agree with you that for a complete protection, a sealed n95 is the way to go. If you wear your mask improperly, will the viral charge that spread be the same? Some should stay strapped in the mask. But anyways, it was a small bubble
I mean, it’s like condoms. Pretty effective when worn correctly.
A mask needs a seal to work properly. It doesn’t matter what filtration you have if air is getting in other ways.
Considering how air work vs fluids, I’d say there is a difference.
I agree with you that for a complete protection, a sealed n95 is the way to go.
If you wear your mask improperly, will the viral charge that spread be the same? Some should stay strapped in the mask.
But anyways, it was a small bubble