[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Cherie

well tbf mask wearing protects the people around you rather than yourself

no it also protects yourself

some masks protect up to 94% and some others up to 96 or 97%

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

no it also protects yourself

some masks protect up to 94% and some others up to 96 or 97%

No, those figures are for when both people are wearing masks, unless you're talking about properly fitted medical grade masks which no one should be wearing outside of a healthcare environment.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

No, those figures are for when both people are wearing masks, unless you're talking about properly fitted medical grade masks which no one should be wearing outside of a healthcare environment.

no, i see that on the boxes of the masks we got, protection up to 96%

still wearing a mask protects you more than no mask (i know you still need to be careful of course, but with a mask you are more protected for example in stores within crowded areas of that)

[bots]

Proper protection requires the mask to be moulded and shaped to your face, otherwise it wont be a perfect seal. Medical masks will probable be better than your average mask, but the intention of public mask wearing was always to protect others arounf you rather than yourself

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

no, i see that on the boxes of the masks we got, protection up to 96%



still wearing a mask protects you more than no mask (i know you still need to be careful of course, but with a mask you are more protected for example in stores within crowded areas of that)

"up to" 96%, with 96% being when both you and the people you are in contact with are wearing the masks.

Yes obviously wearing a mask is better protection for yourself than not wearing one - but most of the protection is from the infected person wearing one.

The only way you'd get 90%+ protection for yourself would be wearing full PPE (medical mask, goggles, full body suit and gloves).

A lot of the rhetoric about masks being magical near-full protection is coming from the US and is a lie. If masks worked that well there would be no need for any distancing or lockdown.

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

"up to" 96%, with 96% being when both you and the people you are in contact with are wearing the masks.

Yes obviously wearing a mask is better protection for yourself than not wearing one - but most of the protection is from the infected person wearing one.

The only way you'd get 90%+ protection for yourself would be wearing full PPE (medical mask, goggles, full body suit and gloves).

A lot of the rhetoric about masks being magical near-full protection is coming from the US and is a lie. If masks worked that well there would be no need for any distancing or lockdown.

you need masks, as well as social distancing and a lockdown, neither can work effectively without the other

yes you are correct about that, but these measures all help of course, so those nutjobs of anti-maskers need to keep their mouths shut, stay home and don't protest anymore what only wastes our time

[Zizu]

Originally Posted by Nicky91

no it also protects yourself



some masks protect up to 94% and some others up to 96 or 97%

Not the wearer though as we understand anyways..unless you’re wearing the top range surgical masks

Also those figures look ridiculously optimistic given that there you can fit 1/4 million (250,000) Covid19 particles on a PIN head !!!

One microbiologist recently compared us wearing the normal cheap masks to closing the farm gates to keep an ant from walking through ...

( it won’t)


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