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Old May 2, 2020, 11:55 am
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Originally Posted by storewanderer
In order to be protected you need a real N95 mask
Hard to believe this is still not widely understood, but you are being asked to wear face covering primarily to protect others around you, not to protect yourself.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...coverings.html

Originally Posted by storewanderer
And many of those makeshift "face coverings" - cloth "face coverings" and bandanas are nearly worthless as they do not capture most of the air. I see many that do not even cover the person's nose.
if they captured most of the air, you’d probably faint. That isn’t the goal. And just because idiots don’t know how to wear a mask properly doesn’t mean you need to copy them.

This really isn’t difficult, people.
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