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Don't forget too, if the CO2 is 1000 ppm, then half of the air in each breath you inhale was recently exhaled by someone else. Yes, airborne viruses are still

Don't forget too, if the CO2 is 1000 ppm, then half of the air in each breath you inhale was recently exhaled by someone else. Yes, airborne viruses are still spreading. I still wear an N95 mask whenever I'm in an indoor space with other people outside of home. IKEA now has a remarkably cheap ($35) air quality monitor that measures CO2 as well as PM: https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/alpstuga-air-quality-sensor-smart-70609396/ https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/alpstuga-air-quality-sensor-sma... I don't have one yet but plan to pick one up soon. A CO2 sensor alone from Adafruit is $50+, though that one is more precise. I bought it a while ago and it's still sitting in my todo bin.

bebe9494i4 3mo ago
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- inigyou 3mo ago
  Would that not induce a responsibility to take reasonable preventative measures like wearing masks?
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    - throwaway81523 3mo ago
      I haven't heard that 30 minute figure before, you have a reference? I've seen articles about medical workers using masks for much longer. Installing air filtration and UVC in classrooms and meeting rooms certainly helps. Since the mask shortage cleared up, HCW have been advised to stop re-using them. I re-use mind til they get dirty, but maybe I should replace them more often. https://apnews.com/article/fda-n95-masks-plentiful-should-not-reuse-5c4b706a59df7132584b89b1a96cdcf3 https://apnews.com/article/fda-n95-masks-plentiful-should-no... (2021) 2021 reddit thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/Masks4All/comments/lhnj10/one_of_the_best_options_for_using_and_managing/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Masks4All/comments/lhnj10/one_of_th...
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    - cheema33 3mo ago
      > most germs transfer over touch While true, your comment implies that infections through air are not important/critical. This includes COVID-19?
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boernard 3mo ago
could you observe an effect on your health after starting to wear the mask? like sickness days per year?
hypfer 3mo ago
Doing that all the time might not be the best idea for your immune system and neither for the respiratory one too. The first needs to occasionally see new threats to stay up to date and healthy. The second will not like the constantly restricted airflow.

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inigyou 3mo ago
Would that not induce a responsibility to take reasonable preventative measures like wearing masks?
- bebe9494i4 3mo ago
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  - throwaway81523 3mo ago
    I haven't heard that 30 minute figure before, you have a reference? I've seen articles about medical workers using masks for much longer. Installing air filtration and UVC in classrooms and meeting rooms certainly helps. Since the mask shortage cleared up, HCW have been advised to stop re-using them. I re-use mind til they get dirty, but maybe I should replace them more often. https://apnews.com/article/fda-n95-masks-plentiful-should-not-reuse-5c4b706a59df7132584b89b1a96cdcf3 https://apnews.com/article/fda-n95-masks-plentiful-should-no... (2021) 2021 reddit thread: https://old.reddit.com/r/Masks4All/comments/lhnj10/one_of_the_best_options_for_using_and_managing/ https://old.reddit.com/r/Masks4All/comments/lhnj10/one_of_th...
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  - cheema33 3mo ago
    > most germs transfer over touch While true, your comment implies that infections through air are not important/critical. This includes COVID-19?
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boernard 3mo ago

could you observe an effect on your health after starting to wear the mask? like sickness days per year?

hypfer 3mo ago

Doing that all the time might not be the best idea for your immune system and neither for the respiratory one too. The first needs to occasionally see new threats to stay up to date and healthy. The second will not like the constantly restricted airflow.