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cloth masks are not nearly as much about protecting the wearer as protecting everyone else from your germs. if you cough or exhale powerfully or suddenly, you'
by tomohawk 6y ago
cloth masks are not nearly as much about protecting the wearer as protecting everyone else from your germs. if you cough or exhale powerfully or suddenly, you're pushing your germs all over the place, unless you have a cloth mask on. that's why it's important for everyone to wear them.
it's like washing your hands after going to the bathroom. yeah, it's gross not to, but the primary thing is to protect others from germs in your feces.
- afarrell 6y agoRight, masks are not primarily about protecting the wearer. So if you want to protect yourself from droplets, what tool do you reach for?
- tomohawk 6y agoWell, a cloth mask will provide about 65% protection to the wearer, so its better than nothing. If others are wearing cloth masks, then the protection is pretty good. If you need real droplet protection, as in you're extubating a covid patient, then you need a face guard, n95 mask, gown, and a bunch of other stuff. This link provides more info: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/keeping-the-coronavirus-from-infecting-health-care-workers https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/keeping-the-coronav...