Or is it just that folks are panicking cause we don't have good information? The media has been bent on just printing crap written by ill-informed "journalists" who are definitely not experts in their fields.
Primary thing we can do is wash our hands and not breath other folk's breath.
Viruses are smaller than the N95 masks can filter. Think of it this way - the mask might give folks some kind of invincible attitude where they'd expose themselves thinking they would be prevented from getting sick.
Most folks don't have respirator training where they would learn all about the pathways for toxins and viruses to get around the flimsy little mask that doesn't seal tight to your face anyway. Ever use a dust mask to do concrete, drywall or other dusty work and end up with those white stripes down the sides of your nose? That's the mask failing. They aren't made to be tight sealing, but more of a rough filter that may or may not work depending on the fit.
Yes, I'm trained in respirators. I won't wear the N-95 mask to put attic insulation in my house - using a half-faced, sealing respirator instead to keep that crap out of my lungs. The N-95 masks are used by me and my team when we walk into musty buildings or in areas with heavy windblown dust - nothing more.
They aren't gonna save us, good hygiene practices and common sense will do a lot better. They can however keep coughing "juices" "droplets" and such from affecting more air and surfaces that will in turn help more innocent folks from not getting exposed. I do supposed they can help folks from inhaling some guys cough juices - but what are they doing near a cougher in the first place?
The folks who should be addressed are the ones who know they are infected yet still go to work, school, gatherings, and such. They should be liable for whatever happens to folks they knowingly expose.
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