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Should I be wearing two masks?
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Re: Should I be wearing two masks?
#12No, but double masking will help until the real solution is acknowledged and implemented. Everyone should be wearing properly fit and sealed N95 masks from well known brands like 3M. Pieces of cloth that vaguely cover the mouth and nose but leave giant gaps do not protect the user very well. A proper 3M N95 that intentionally worn un-fit, with large gaps along the nose and sides becomes an ~N40. Unfit masks of any ty…
I was told I’m anti science for saying poorly fitting cloth masks don’t work :-(
It's a narrow line you have to walk when relaying the science. Things are so polarized a nuanced/realistic view is hated by both "sides". But stick to the truth, eventually, and even if it's 3-6 months late, the press and eventually government will catch up to reality.
Re: Should I be wearing two masks?
#13Re: Should I be wearing two masks?
#14No, but double masking will help until the real solution is acknowledged and implemented. Everyone should be wearing properly fit and sealed N95 masks from well known brands like 3M. Pieces of cloth that vaguely cover the mouth and nose but leave giant gaps do not protect the user very well. A proper 3M N95 that intentionally worn un-fit, with large gaps along the nose and sides becomes an ~N40. Unfit masks of any ty…
Interested to hear you say KN95 masks are much worse than N95. Aren’t they the same specification? Assuming of course you can find a legitimate non-counterfeit one on the FDA/CDC list.
Re: Should I be wearing two masks?
#15No, but double masking will help until the real solution is acknowledged and implemented. Everyone should be wearing properly fit and sealed N95 masks from well known brands like 3M. Pieces of cloth that vaguely cover the mouth and nose but leave giant gaps do not protect the user very well. A proper 3M N95 that intentionally worn un-fit, with large gaps along the nose and sides becomes an ~N40. Unfit masks of any ty…
I was told I’m anti science for saying poorly fitting cloth masks don’t work :-(
People were told last year that home made cloth masks were perfectly fine. I applaud skepticism at new claims, made without scientific backing, that now not even one mask is enough.
My guess is that in order to increase the number of people wearing masks, they're trying a new scare tactic: maybe you should wear 2 or 3 masks. Maybe they hope that will cause people to wear at least one.
Gotta herd the cattle somehow, I guess.
Re: Should I be wearing two masks?
#16No, but double masking will help until the real solution is acknowledged and implemented. Everyone should be wearing properly fit and sealed N95 masks from well known brands like 3M. Pieces of cloth that vaguely cover the mouth and nose but leave giant gaps do not protect the user very well. A proper 3M N95 that intentionally worn un-fit, with large gaps along the nose and sides becomes an ~N40. Unfit masks of any ty…
When you say a KN95 barely protects the user at all, are you stating that they are worse than a cloth/surgical mask? I recently purchased some kn95's to wear instead of the surgical masks when these variations started to pop up.
Re: Should I be wearing two masks?
#17Yes, and you should wear a helmet while walking or driving.
https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/scandinavian-walking-helm...
Re: Should I be wearing two masks?
#18Glad they are pivoting to this 'Upgrade your Mask,' approach. Noticed a few months ago a lot of energy seemed to be spent on encouraging the final 5-7% of people to wear masks. Also noticed many people 'wearing masks,' were still wearing ineffective or fashion-first masks. So you had 5-7% unwilling to adopt the health practice, but another 20-30% with proven willingness, just poor implementation, yet all messaging was focused on that smaller, resistant audience.
Re: Should I be wearing two masks?
#19I would assume that if you wear two masks, and the lower mask doesn't fit properly, you make things worse. Air will take the path of least resistance, and the more resistance there is in the filtering layers, the more air will leave using other ways.
Re: Should I be wearing two masks?
#20No. But you should be wearing a proper, non-valved mask.