2459 An accurate NPC mask idea! Watch them faint! hahaha (media.patriots.win) posted 336 days ago by rcstl 336 days ago by rcstl +2459 / -0 128 comments share 128 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (128) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 0 ▼ – Dang 0 points 336 days ago +3 / -3 Use some logic. In hospitals they were an N95 to protect against viruses. The 95 stands for 95% of particulates. A surgical mask and especially a makeshift mask is not going to stop any harmful virus particulates from entering or exiting your airway. Since you dont trust the CDC link here is one from the Center of Infectious Disease Research and Policy: https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – Ask_If_Im_A_Cactus 2 points 336 days ago +4 / -2 The co-author of that article’s Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/msietsema?lang=en Some highlights: Elizabeth Warren is “electable” The big problem with COVID-19 is really “pollution” and “segregation” I’ll see your “logic” and raise you common fucking sense permalink save report block reply ▲ -3 ▼ – Eric-CIA-ramella -3 points 336 days ago +2 / -5 Wrong, it does protect from exiting airway. permalink parent save report block reply
Use some logic. In hospitals they were an N95 to protect against viruses. The 95 stands for 95% of particulates.
A surgical mask and especially a makeshift mask is not going to stop any harmful virus particulates from entering or exiting your airway.
Since you dont trust the CDC link here is one from the Center of Infectious Disease Research and Policy:
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2020/04/commentary-masks-all-covid-19-not-based-sound-data
The co-author of that article’s Twitter:
https://mobile.twitter.com/msietsema?lang=en
Some highlights:
I’ll see your “logic” and raise you common fucking sense
Wrong, it does protect from exiting airway.