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> "I don't believe this one. Japanese might wear masks but not all of them wear masks and they are not N95 masks." Substandard masks are better than no masks,
by catalogia 7y ago
> "I don't believe this one. Japanese might wear masks but not all of them wear masks and they are not N95 masks."
Substandard masks are better than no masks, and many people wearing masks is better than few people wearing masks. These are not "all or nothing" matters.
- js2 7y agoA surgical mask may also do more to prevent a contagious person from spreading the virus (than to keep a healthy person from getting it) because it stops droplets close to the mouth before they aerosolize.