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I’ve noticed an uptick in students wearing masks in class (I teach at a university). Definitely a minority, but up from near-zero to now maybe 10-20%. Unlike pr
by _delirium 3y ago
I’ve noticed an uptick in students wearing masks in class (I teach at a university). Definitely a minority, but up from near-zero to now maybe 10-20%. Unlike previous waves, the university administration is studiously avoiding mentioning covid at all, and not recommending for or against anything, so it doesn’t seem to be driven by top-down policy decisions.
- h2odragon 3y agoAre people paying attention to how the masks fit? I keep seeing people wearing them under their nose.
- _delirium 3y agoI don’t see as much of that as I did back when the university required masks. The students wearing masks now seem to be a self-selected subset who are more worried about covid than average. I do see a decent number of surgical masks (vs N-95s). For me personally I would either wear something with good filtration or not bother, but I guess others disagree.
- syntheweave 3y agoDouble masking with surgical has been shown to get to 80% filtration efficacy because of better sealing. That said, there are brands of N95 mask that are more comfortable and easier to be heard through than a two-mask layer.