Till now my work only supplied cloth masks

Very thankful to capitalism for providing us with efficient production and distribution so that workers like me can stay safe :comfy:

  • Dapper_Cassowary [he/him,none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    From my experience they seem to have a better filter than conventional cloth masks and maybe slightly better than some surgical masks. But they will not pass extensive fit testing. So I mean, slightly better than a surgical mask? But certainly not an N95 Edit: is very much also depends on the fit to your face

    • pastalicious [he/him, undecided]
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      4 years ago

      Thanks for the info. I'm not in healthcare or retail, but have more exposure than I would like at work so we finally broke down and ordered some Bona Fide N95 and KN95 masks to see if they are any good. A study came out today that indicates regular folks have no idea if the fit on their mask is good even following the basic CDC guidelines and without a good fit they're no better than a cloth mask. LOL fuck.

      • Dapper_Cassowary [he/him,none/use name]
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        4 years ago

        Yes, unfortunately that is true. We have looked into the study though and they left out a couple key pieces. In positive news though the KN95 won't likely offer the same protection as an N95 but it will still do better than a normal mask. Good luck and stay safe. As always I am open for questions about masks anytime :heart-sickle: