COVID19 Masks (Page 3): I'm doing my part but wish it was colder out. --Bob...

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

I'm doing my part but wish it was colder out.
--Bob

machia wrote:

According to a new report by the CDC, 70% of the p... (show quote)

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John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

jerryc41 wrote:

I think everyone knows that now, but people still keep talking about the size of the virus, which is irrelevant.

This conclusion is close to reasonable for contraction via the respiratory track, but not necessarily for other means. An infected person sneezes unto a surface, you come along and unwittingly put your hand down. Next a speck gets in your eye and you use a finger on your eye. You are now infected.

elliott937 Loc: St. Louis

N95 are made in the US. KN95 are made in China. I have a good supply of KN95, and wear them all the time.

Let me add this. The virus is killed when exposed to UV-C light. A four hospital network here in St. Louis has in fact, created a room in which the KN95 masks are hung up over night, and the exposed to a strong UV-C light.

And let me add that you and I can purchase UV-C battery lights for less than $50. We then can sterilize our masks at the end of the day.

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Personally, I wouldn't trust anything made in China for my health protection. Where did Covid-19 originate?
--Bob

elliott937 wrote:

N95 are made in the US. KN95 are made in China. I have a good supply of KN95, and wear them all the time.

Let me add this. The virus is killed when exposed to UV-C light. A four hospital network here in St. Louis has in fact, created a room in which the KN95 masks are hung up over night, and the exposed to a strong UV-C light.

And let me add that you and I can purchase UV-C battery lights for less than $50. We then can sterilize our masks at the end of the day.

Bill_de Loc: US

Country Boy wrote:

I hate going into a store and workers and shoppers wear the mask like a chin strap. When people get the virus and tell the medical group they always wear a mask, I doubt most wear it correctly.

Sounds like folks in West Virginia need to be educated how to dress.

I was in a Walmart this morning where workers and customers all seemed to get it right.

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srt101fan

elliott937 wrote:

N95 are made in the US. KN95 are made in China. I have a good supply of KN95, and wear them all the time.

Let me add this. The virus is killed when exposed to UV-C light. A four hospital network here in St. Louis has in fact, created a room in which the KN95 masks are hung up over night, and the exposed to a strong UV-C light.

And let me add that you and I can purchase UV-C battery lights for less than $50. We then can sterilize our masks at the end of the day.

Are you sure all N95 masks are made in the US?

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

rmalarz wrote:

I'm doing my part but wish it was colder out.
--Bob

My son bought a mask like this - just for fun. Have you seen the video of the guy leaving Walmart dressed like your picture? I olden days, they put spices and stuff inside that long nose as a filter.

srt101fan

John_F wrote:

This conclusion is close to reasonable for contraction via the respiratory track, but not necessarily for other means. An infected person sneezes unto a surface, you come along and unwittingly put your hand down. Next a speck gets in your eye and you use a finger on your eye. You are now infected.

I wonder if covid infection via eye contamination is really as easy as you seem to imply it is. I wish some of our medical folks would chime in on this....

srt101fan

rmalarz wrote:

I'm doing my part but wish it was colder out.
--Bob

Please don't come trick-or-treating to my door in that outfit.....

windshoppe Loc: Arizona

alexol wrote:

The real problem seems to be even less complicated... (show quote)

bwilliams

If masks work why do all the states with mask mandates still have increases in cases?

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

No worries. I bought that when all this falderol started back in March. I'm not sure if I'm going to do anything for Halloween or not.
--Bob

srt101fan wrote:

Please don't come trick-or-treating to my door in that outfit.....

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

That's cool. Seems he and I have similar tastes, or mental disorders.

With a very few people I know, the idea of stuffing the nose with aromatics seems like a good idea.
--Bob

jerryc41 wrote:

My son bought a mask like this - just for fun. Have you seen the video of the guy leaving Walmart dressed like your picture? I olden days, they put spices and stuff inside that long nose as a filter.

omar

some of the ones who always wore a mask did in fact go to places where they briefly took them off (eg,a restaurant) and probably were infected then. Most exposures occur in closed spaces and depend on the duration of being exposed. The discomfort that some people claim that the mask subjects them to is in my opinion far outweighed by the benefit of staying out of hospital or just being alive.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

bwilliams wrote:

If masks work why do all the states with mask mandates still have increases in cases?

A better question is why those states without mandates or policies have more.