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Buckeye_Democrat

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13. Are her N95 masks uncomfortable or something?

Reply to BigmanPigman (Reply #12)

Sat Jul 4, 2020, 10:39 PM

Jul 2020

I'm surprised she uses the cloth ones if she has N95's.

Any mask will help. The cloth ones are a bigger help if everyone wears them, of course. The droplets are bigger and contain more virus particles, so blocking them would be a big help.

Ideally, people can avoid sharing enclosed air for very long and any suspended viruses will eventually die without a new host.

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"Scientists Say WHO Ignores The Risk That Coronavirus Floats In Air As Aerosol" [View all] appalachiablue Jul 2020 OP

Makes sense but why is WHO ignoring it? soothsayer Jul 2020 #1

Perhaps they actually think only two pathways are significant, appalachiablue Jul 2020 #3

Yeah that latter bit soothsayer Jul 2020 #4

I would be leery of air recirculating with HVAC systems... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #5

You know, a perspective on aerosol transmission was published in Science recently. NNadir Jul 2020 #19

I've read papers from several epidemiologists... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #2

Yes, right. Isn't that one of the reasons for social distancing... brush Jul 2020 #7

Quite the contrary. Igel Jul 2020 #8

It was clear that asymptomatic people could spread it long before April. Chemisse Jul 2020 #6

Yes and no. Igel Jul 2020 #9

Do real N95 masks catch stop type of type spread or not? BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #10

They work better at blocking aerosols than droplets... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #11

THANK YOU!!! BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #12

Are her N95 masks uncomfortable or something? Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #13

I don't know what her problem is... BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #15

I plan to keep using mine until it's difficult... Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #16

That's what I do too. BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #17

+1 CountAllVotes Jul 2020 #25

This is great! n/t Chemisse Jul 2020 #14

Great video on the N95 mask. Thanks for sharing! Nitram Jul 2020 #20

Great info. CountAllVotes Jul 2020 #24

You can, but it might require some digging around the internet. Buckeye_Democrat Jul 2020 #26

Whenever I read a headline from a journalist that begins with the words "Scientists say..." NNadir Jul 2020 #18

Why not contact the writer, and/or appalachiablue Jul 2020 #21

I could write letters like that all day to newspapers and websites... NNadir Jul 2020 #22

Much of US news unfortunately went over to the commercial appalachiablue Jul 2020 #23