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According to the data presented, surgical masks are still highly effective even after converting the scales to linear. Add social distancing on top, it is almo

According to the data presented, surgical masks are still highly effective even after converting the scales to linear. Add social distancing on top, it is almost as good as N95. And I very much doubt that N95 masks are effectively utilized by the general public considering how many poorly fitted masks I have seen over the past year. Before the pandemic there had been several studies looking at the efficacy of N95 vs. surgical masks at preventing the transmission of influenza in hospitals. Most of them never got anywhere because it was soon realized that even doctors and nurses cannot be trusted to wear and change masks properly during the daily routine. Let's hope things have improved by now.

bsder 5y ago
> And I very much doubt that N95 masks are effectively utilized by the general public considering how many poorly fitted masks I have seen over the past year. I agree. When people can't even wear surgical masks properly, there's no hope with an N95. > Most of them never got anywhere because it was soon realized that even doctors and nurses cannot be trusted to wear and change masks properly during the daily routine. Let's hope things have improved by now. At the very least, everybody is washing their hands. Before Covid, you couldn't even get all the doctors to do something even that simple.