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I think, if we are talking about "masks for everyone" it can only be surgical masks, which are relatively cheap and comfortable. Or homemade replacements made f
by _ph_ 7y ago
I think, if we are talking about "masks for everyone" it can only be surgical masks, which are relatively cheap and comfortable. Or homemade replacements made from cloth, which can be washed and reused. Some German clothing companies already have started producing cloth masks too.
- seanmcdirmid 7y agoYes, but the effectiveness goes way down. If we are talking about air pollution (why I had to wear them when I did), surgical masks are useless. I guess in the pandemic context, they prevent some moisture from your mouth from reaching other people.
- James_Henry 7y agoIt may be ideal to have the most at risk wear n95 masks (and ideally get them as much training on wearing them and only adjusting them with freshly cleaned hands) while the rest of the population wears surgical masks and makeshift masks of cloth or paper towels.