> N95 respirators with surgical/home-made masks. Former protect the wearer; latter protect others (primarily). Source? I think if you use disposable masks or

> N95 respirators with surgical/home-made masks. Former protect the wearer; latter protect others (primarily). Source? I think if you use disposable masks or correctly sanitize[0] a homemade mask after each use, the mask will act to protect yourself and others. There was an interesting article posted recently comparing the efficacy of surgical masks with household materials[1] - to give a rough idea of how effective a homemade mask might be. You can also find an interesting comparison of N95 with surgical masks on the same site[2] [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22680799 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22680799 [1] https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/best-materials-make-diy-face-mask-virus/ https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/best-materials-make-diy-... [2] https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/n95-mask-surgical-prevent-transmission-coronavirus/ https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/n95-mask-surgical-preven...