• rbesfe@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    Regular masks don’t provide much protection for yourself, they’re only supposed to stop you spreading something to others. N95s (properly fitted) are the only real ingress protection if something happens to be floating around.

    That being said, unless you’re immunocompromised there’s not much to worry about with covid variants right now

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      3 months ago

      I realize all of that. I think it keeps people further away from me while out shopping, thus the psychological barrier helps more than any filtering.

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        3 months ago

        All of what he said is wrong though. All masks help even if just a bit. N95/kn100’s help a ton. I use a black kn100 everyday, it fits great, super comfy, and looks great. https://ppeo.com/goods/black-kn100-mask/

        Covid is something to worry about because it affects every organ in the body causing organ damage and brain damage. Long Covid gives people possibly life long disabilities and 1 in 10 infections cause Long Covid (and most people are getting 2-3 infections a year)

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      3 months ago

      That being said, unless you’re immunocompromised there’s not much to worry about with covid variants right now

      It should be illegal to spread disinfo like this. Blood on your hands.

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      3 months ago

      That being said, unless you’re immunocompromised there’s not much to worry about with covid variants right now

      There’s still many short and long term effects from COVID that people who aren’t immunocompromised should be concerned about. Also, lack of ingress protection is a moot point if both parties are wearing masks though, right? Which is precisely why mask mandates make sense.