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BusyBeingBest

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3. Spouse, kids, roommates--

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Mon Dec 7, 2020, 12:42 PM

Dec 2020

anyone else who is in your home multiplies your risk, unless you wear a mask 24/7. And even wearing a mask won't totally prevent it, unless it's n-95 or similar.

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COVID - "doing all the right things..." [View all] cilla4progress Dec 2020 OP

Are the people in your household also doing all the right things? The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2020 #1

The only way to be completely safe is to lock yourself away from civilization in the bunker LisaL Dec 2020 #2

Spouse, kids, roommates-- BusyBeingBest Dec 2020 #3

Yep. And general public is told to wear cloth masks. LisaL Dec 2020 #4

An N95 mask is not 100% effective... Wounded Bear Dec 2020 #5

Just having a hard time wrapping my mind around cilla4progress Dec 2020 #6

My daughter did "all the right things" and still got it. StarryNite Dec 2020 #7

In your daughter's case, doing all the right things unfortunately still involved a high risk job, LisaL Dec 2020 #8

Yes, that's true. StarryNite Dec 2020 #9

I'm getting more helpful info on this thread cilla4progress Dec 2020 #10