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> Could you wear your mask improperly because you haven't been fit tested, yeah. It is next to impossible to wear an N95 mask correctly.
by ohazi 7y ago
> Could you wear your mask improperly because you haven't been fit tested, yeah.
It is next to impossible to wear an N95 mask correctly.
- Enginerrrd 7y agoThey come in a lot of different flavors. I have been fit-tested several times with success. Some are definitely easier than others. Do I think that every 0.3 micron or above particle is getting filtered out by the mask for the duration that I wear one? Not really, but I do believe confidently that it is getting the vast majority. Certainly enough to measurably reduce risk.
- Fomite 7y agoIt's also not at all clear that N95 masks are meaningfully superior to surgical masks. One of several studies on the topic: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4868605/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4868605/