Ignore the other person who responded to you. They are misinterpreting the report they linked to (I’ve made about a thousand comments to debunk it at this stage…) Try to take the opportunity to either find a rated disposable mask that you find comfortable/like wearing or a good quality reusable. Wear just whatever mask you can get your hands on over not wearing a mask at all.
Hope you like the new one even more than the old one! (Oh, though now I think of it, another tip would be to get two or three of the same mask so it’s easier to always have one freshly washed when you need it!)
There is uncertainty about the effects of face masks. The low to moderate certainty of evidence means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited, and that the true effect may be different from the observed estimate of the effect. The pooled results of RCTs did not show a clear reduction in respiratory viral infection with the use of medical/surgical masks. There were no clear differences between the use of medical/surgical masks compared with N95/P2 respirators in healthcare workers when used in routine care to reduce respiratory viral infection. Hand hygiene is likely to modestly reduce the burden of respiratory illness, and although this effect was also present when ILI and laboratory-confirmed influenza were analysed separately, it was not found to be a significant difference for the latter two outcomes. Harms associated with physical interventions were under-investigated.
Welp, time for me to buy a new mask cause I accidentally tossed my old one out when I replaced my old purse. :|
Ignore the other person who responded to you. They are misinterpreting the report they linked to (I’ve made about a thousand comments to debunk it at this stage…) Try to take the opportunity to either find a rated disposable mask that you find comfortable/like wearing or a good quality reusable. Wear just whatever mask you can get your hands on over not wearing a mask at all.
Yea no worries, I’ll be buying a mask this weekend. Cheers!
Hope you like the new one even more than the old one! (Oh, though now I think of it, another tip would be to get two or three of the same mask so it’s easier to always have one freshly washed when you need it!)
Disposable KF94’s are the way to go. I re-use them as safely as I can, because I’m not rich, but then discard them when they become compromised
Cloth masks don’t do shit anyway. Neither do N95s apparently. You are out of date on the literature.
https://www.cochrane.org/CD006207/ARI_do-physical-measures-such-hand-washing-or-wearing-masks-stop-or-slow-down-spread-respiratory-viruses
There is uncertainty about the effects of face masks. The low to moderate certainty of evidence means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited, and that the true effect may be different from the observed estimate of the effect. The pooled results of RCTs did not show a clear reduction in respiratory viral infection with the use of medical/surgical masks. There were no clear differences between the use of medical/surgical masks compared with N95/P2 respirators in healthcare workers when used in routine care to reduce respiratory viral infection. Hand hygiene is likely to modestly reduce the burden of respiratory illness, and although this effect was also present when ILI and laboratory-confirmed influenza were analysed separately, it was not found to be a significant difference for the latter two outcomes. Harms associated with physical interventions were under-investigated.
Counterpoint: Wearing and maintaining a clean mask takes nearly zero effort and provides peace of mind for a lot of people.