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> you could have learned how to put on a mask properly within the time period I'm mostly arguing the other side here, but I should point out that well fitting
by nullc 7y ago
> you could have learned how to put on a mask properly within the time period
I'm mostly arguing the other side here, but I should point out that well fitting an N95 mask is actually pretty tricky depending on the shape of your face.
I expect that even a lot of medical professionals don't manage it. You only really can tell that you've done it wrong if exposed to something you can smell or taste very strongly that the mask should stop.
A poorly fitted mask is almost certainly a big improvement over nothing, however.
- oefrha 7y agoI’m not talking about N95 masks here. I’m firmly in the camp suggesting the following: leave N95 masks to frontline health workers, and wear surgical masks when you go out. Which is at least consistent with government recommendations in Mainland China and Hong Kong (just checked, see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22726566 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22726566). Oh and there are two doctors in my family who recommend the same.