03-05-2020, 05:49 AM
every single mask, whether a surgical mask, a dust mask, a N95 or whatever mask, all work, to varying degrees, more than no mask at all.
To be clear... I agree
The linked study even considered home-made tea-cloth masks and demonstrated that they do provide about twice the protection compared to no mask, and compared to surgical masks (~4x protection) and N95+ respirators (~100x protection).
However, my point is that no mask is perfect so trying to don a mask and then go about all your usual daily routines in public is still running the (reduced) risk of infection or transmission. Social distancing means minimizing all non-essential public interactions although using a mask of any sort during essential public activities would help. That's part of the "delay" phase of response to slow the number of infections and allow the healthcare system to better cope.
We apparently also have another cruise ship (Westerdam) passing through that was denied entry at other ports in Asia. Be interesting to see how the DOH handles any testing for its crew (some of its passengers tested positive after disembarking in Cambodia)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/...-in-alaska
To be clear... I agree
The linked study even considered home-made tea-cloth masks and demonstrated that they do provide about twice the protection compared to no mask, and compared to surgical masks (~4x protection) and N95+ respirators (~100x protection).However, my point is that no mask is perfect so trying to don a mask and then go about all your usual daily routines in public is still running the (reduced) risk of infection or transmission. Social distancing means minimizing all non-essential public interactions although using a mask of any sort during essential public activities would help. That's part of the "delay" phase of response to slow the number of infections and allow the healthcare system to better cope.
We apparently also have another cruise ship (Westerdam) passing through that was denied entry at other ports in Asia. Be interesting to see how the DOH handles any testing for its crew (some of its passengers tested positive after disembarking in Cambodia)
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/...-in-alaska