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My partner works directly with Covid positive patients. N95 mask (for staff and patient), full face shield, gloves, alcohol and that is about as good as it gets
by aeyes 6y ago
My partner works directly with Covid positive patients. N95 mask (for staff and patient), full face shield, gloves, alcohol and that is about as good as it gets here. Since extra precautions were implemented I haven't heard of staff getting sick - there were a few cases when it all started.
The clinic has not issued any further restrictions on the personal lives of staff.
- dTal 6y agoAn N95 is far more effective than a surgical mask.
- randomcarbloke 6y agoOnly to prevent yourself from contracting it, worse for preventing transmission to others. Surgical mask makes far more sense.
- dTal 6y agoThat's not really relevant to the point/counterpoint I was replying to, which was to do with personal risk. But I'm not sure it's true anyway; you can't transmit the virus to others if you're not infected! If everyone wore only N95s, transmission would certainly be lower than if everyone wore only surgical masks. However, if it bothers you that much, you can wear a surgical mask over the N95. That's the best of both worlds, and strictly better than either option alone. (All of this assumes valved N95s. Unvalved ones are more effective in both directions than surgical masks)
- SketchySeaBeast 6y agoYeah, all that would give a sense of security. As I said previously - it's gloves for the tech (not full length, just the usual nitrile ones), which were always standard, and a surgical mask for the tech and patient. No face shield or N95.