The 100-class (P100, N100, etc.) will absolutely block it. It's the NB part of NBC military filter cans. B=Biological. It's HEPA on your face. Blocks effectively all droplets (99.97% at 0.3 microns).
UNLESS you are going to run a full decon after everything you touch and touching hundreds of ballots and a public arena where there are hundreds of people.... NO, they are not going to stop you encountering a virus of any kind.
With that said... why wear the things or force the separation.
Also 6 year military Vet, NBC certified trainer, I prefer the MCU/2P mask. Still have one and spare cans...
Nobody says you can't do a pretty good decon after leaving the site.
However, two things:
infection happening at all, and severity level of the resulting symptoms if infection does occur, appear to be very heavily exposure-amount-dependent.
inhalation is apparently the primary infection route/threat, and surface-based transmission is now seen as a much lesser threat.
Given #1 and #2, a good x100 respirator and ideally goggles worn full-time while on-site, all by themselves with no decon afterward (aside from removing/discarding gloves and using hand sanitizer and such), may completely prevent (or greatly lessen the severity of) infection, as I said originally.
Uh, give everyone COVID-sufficient respirators (P/N100 ideally or P/N95 minimum) and if possible, goggles. Problem solved, yes?
no, neither one of them will block the virus.
The 100-class (P100, N100, etc.) will absolutely block it. It's the NB part of NBC military filter cans. B=Biological. It's HEPA on your face. Blocks effectively all droplets (99.97% at 0.3 microns).
UNLESS you are going to run a full decon after everything you touch and touching hundreds of ballots and a public arena where there are hundreds of people.... NO, they are not going to stop you encountering a virus of any kind.
With that said... why wear the things or force the separation.
Also 6 year military Vet, NBC certified trainer, I prefer the MCU/2P mask. Still have one and spare cans...
Nobody says you can't do a pretty good decon after leaving the site.
However, two things:
infection happening at all, and severity level of the resulting symptoms if infection does occur, appear to be very heavily exposure-amount-dependent.
inhalation is apparently the primary infection route/threat, and surface-based transmission is now seen as a much lesser threat.
Given #1 and #2, a good x100 respirator and ideally goggles worn full-time while on-site, all by themselves with no decon afterward (aside from removing/discarding gloves and using hand sanitizer and such), may completely prevent (or greatly lessen the severity of) infection, as I said originally.