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Regular Medical Face Mask vs Surgical N95/N100 Mask

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Post by ReadyMom Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:23 pm

Mike Coston, over at Avian Flu Diary had a good blog (back in 2010) about the difference between regular medical masks and the N95/N100 masks. Here it is:

Study: Efficacy of Facemasks Vs. Respirators
http://afludiary.blogspot.com/2010/03/study-efficacy-of-facemasks-vs.html

Regular Medical Face Mask vs Surgical N95/N100 Mask Image_thumb%5B2%5DRegular Medical Face Mask vs Surgical N95/N100 Mask Image_thumb   For decades the assumption by just about everyone – from OSHA to the CDC, to medical professionals – has been that surgical facemasks did little to protect the wearer.   Surgical masks were designed to contain the wearer’s germs and protect those around them, not the other way around.   ---CONTINUED---

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