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Wounded Bear

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5. An N95 mask is not 100% effective...

Reply to BusyBeingBest (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 7, 2020, 12:46 PM

Dec 2020

thus the name. N95 means that is it 95% effective, more or less.

Now, if everybody wore an N95, they would be about 99% effective, but nothing is perfect. It also depends on whether someone spent time in confined spaces with other, and how much time.

Nothing is perfect, it's all about reducing the risk as much as is possible.

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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