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Only an N95 respirator mask can help.
Can wearing a face mask protect you from the new coronavirus? : Read more
Can wearing a face mask protect you from the new coronavirus? : Read more
Can wearing a face mask protect you from the new coronavirus?
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- Feb 1, 2020
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- Feb 1, 2020
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P95 or R95 would work just as well, they just contain an additional layer to handle certain oil or organic particulates. As for not buying N95 online... I'm guessing he's talking about Amazon or Ebay where you don't know what you're getting. However, all major home repair, wood working or fabrication supply shops sell N95 masks. I always keep a box in case I run out of cartridges for my the respirator I use for wood working and painting.
- Feb 2, 2020
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Absolutely you should wear a mask but not for the reasons you think. This made sense to me https://upwarding.com/wuhan-coronavirus-yes-you-should-wear-a-mask-heres-why/
I was looking at the n95 masks for sale on the net. No two seem to look alike. Most of them are listed a partial mask dust, saw dust that sort of thing. Is there some other way to ID the right mask?
Your comment about fitting…If I cut a nylon stocking across the leg and then singed the edge to prevent runs and used this to secure the surgical mask. I have two boxes of surgical masks. (I was planning to sail around the world by my self and had a good first aid kit put together but life got in the way.) Might this help?
Your comment about fitting…If I cut a nylon stocking across the leg and then singed the edge to prevent runs and used this to secure the surgical mask. I have two boxes of surgical masks. (I was planning to sail around the world by my self and had a good first aid kit put together but life got in the way.) Might this help?
The n95 masks are readily available from Home Depot. Look in the drywall or cement handling section, since they are designed for stopping small particulates. At the same time, I just bought a box of 10 masks from our local Costco during the California wildfire season. They are very durable and easy to fit to your face. Box of 10 at Home Depot: $20.
- Feb 4, 2020
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Ah yes I'm sure all the hospitals are getting their N95 masks from walmart and Home Depot.
- Jan 17, 2020
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Change your perspective...the Masks are worn to keep you from infecting other people...
I just have my standard jar of emergency leeches and a portable bleeding kit ready to go in case I get the flux or my humours start to go unbalanced. So far I'm good!
- Feb 11, 2020
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A surgical mask is better than no protection at all and also prevents dirty hands from touching the face. Combined with recommended hygiene practice of washing hands regularly, can improve odds of not being infected.
N95 masks are relatively expensive and required for only extreme circumstances. The ones with the exhalation valve are the best to prevent overheating and ease breathing.
Masks are often worn in far east Asian countries as a means to not only prevent infection, but transmission to others. As it is not always possible, nor realistic, for everyone to stay at home and quarantine themselves over a slight cold, wearing a mask is a good compromise to mitigate transmission while being considerate of others.
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- Feb 11, 2020
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The brand I have says it meets the following standards : "ASTM F2100-Level 3 Standards". It claims to be "anti-viral" of "flu-fighter", FDA tested to kill 99.99% of flu through triple layer system that includes copper and zinc ions. Will this anti viral layer work against coronavirus?
- Feb 12, 2020
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Media reports about face masks tread a fine line of racism due to their ignorance.
When people go to the store to buy those masks, they aren't labeled surgical in translation. They're not thought of as a misappropriated product. They're designed for sickness comfort.
Recent pictures have often shown people wearing the low-grade face masks (that are also packaged as 'surgical' when delivered to hospitals). But there are more than those available on the market for comfort during sickness. There are masks that are more fitted to the face than the ones we see in pictures. They're really popular, so there's evidently selective journalism and propaganda at work. There are masks with a pouch inside for a moisture insert, which is nice on a cold winter day. There are masks that are menthol and eucalyptus (so good when congested).
Masks are generally rather pleasant when the air is cold and you're not worried about sickness. When you are sick, they're bliss to wear. They give you a barrier between you and the world. Hay fever days, the mask is your best friend.
Sort it out, Western imperialists.
When people go to the store to buy those masks, they aren't labeled surgical in translation. They're not thought of as a misappropriated product. They're designed for sickness comfort.
Recent pictures have often shown people wearing the low-grade face masks (that are also packaged as 'surgical' when delivered to hospitals). But there are more than those available on the market for comfort during sickness. There are masks that are more fitted to the face than the ones we see in pictures. They're really popular, so there's evidently selective journalism and propaganda at work. There are masks with a pouch inside for a moisture insert, which is nice on a cold winter day. There are masks that are menthol and eucalyptus (so good when congested).
Masks are generally rather pleasant when the air is cold and you're not worried about sickness. When you are sick, they're bliss to wear. They give you a barrier between you and the world. Hay fever days, the mask is your best friend.
Sort it out, Western imperialists.
The masks are to help stop infected people spreading germs, they wont stop it just reduce it. Wearing one will not filter the virus 100% as the virus is much smaller than the particulate filter on even an N95 mask!
- Feb 24, 2020
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Yes, mask can protect you if you use the right mask but it will useless if you still go to the place that full of people and touch the think that is public. So please try to stay the save place because if we not stop the virus is still separated.
- Mar 3, 2020
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"Health care workers and those "taking care of someone infected with COVID-19 in close settings (at home or in a healthcare facility)," should also wear face masks, the CDC reported. "
Uhm.... why, exactly, if they don't work to stop the virus being transmitted?
Uhm.... why, exactly, if they don't work to stop the virus being transmitted?
- Mar 6, 2020
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IF you wear a mask you would have to change it often during the day because once it gets damp from breathing through it, the mask is no longer effective.
- Mar 6, 2020
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I should be fine with a 1956 Avon Gas Mask and 1980's filter. Also a bandana surrounding the filter to prevent anything getting in.
Admin needs to educate themselves on mask ratings. This comment is not accurate and a mask with a "P" rating would be superior to a mask with an "N" rating when it comes to restricting the transfer of liquid particulates, Also...to those shaming everyone who wants to wear a mask....if they don't help then why do health providers wear them at all? If they do not help then why are officials wearing them? It makes sense that masks need to be handled correctly and should not be the only measure taken, but that does not mean that wearing a mask is pointless. It just means that the wearer needs to protect their eyes and even their ears as well and follow a disinfection regimen at all times. To shame people for trying to be responsible, careful, and proactive is just mean and it kind of makes people wonder if it is not just propaganda by those who perhaps WANT the virus to spread to as many as possible?
There are people like that you know. People like Bill Gates who are into eugenics programs and actively design drugs to involuntarily sterilize people without their knowledge. People who WANT population control and advocate a number of seedy measures to accomplish it. Those who know that other bigger world calamities are coming and are in full favor of anything that would cull the population now thinking it will give themselves better odds at surviving things they know are coming and or planning but keep hidden from the rest of the world? Do you think for one minute that those who belong to that elitist camp...including the Democrats/Satanists in Washington who are always doing their best night and day to bash our elected president are not going to take full advantage of our gullibility and ignorance to accomplish their goals? Manufacturers have already stepped up production and there will be plenty for healthcare workers. The mask shortage was in CHINA. As usual, the powers that be take forever to do so but steps are now being taken here to stop the price gouging and things will return to normal. Stop shaming people for TRYING to stay healthy! It's your life folks...don't let anyone tell you what you should do! That's how the Jews got massacred. Educate yourselves and survive and stop listening to people who don't know what they are talking about, did not do the research, and are only following the party line.
- Mar 8, 2020
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Personally I agree with the comment above. and call b/s on this advice.
If it is true that wearing a mask will not prevent you catching the virus then it follows that if you have the virus it can just as easily also go through the mask the other way and a sufferer wearing a mask would just as easily be able to infect others. The authorities are just telling us because they know damn well there aren't enough masks to go around and are trying to avoid a panic. Statistics I have read show that a well-fitting mask can reduce the likelihood of catching flu viruses by up to 80%.
Don't believe what you are told when they are clearly giving health professionals masks to wear to prevent them catching it as well as spreading it..
If it is true that wearing a mask will not prevent you catching the virus then it follows that if you have the virus it can just as easily also go through the mask the other way and a sufferer wearing a mask would just as easily be able to infect others. The authorities are just telling us because they know damn well there aren't enough masks to go around and are trying to avoid a panic. Statistics I have read show that a well-fitting mask can reduce the likelihood of catching flu viruses by up to 80%.
Don't believe what you are told when they are clearly giving health professionals masks to wear to prevent them catching it as well as spreading it..
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