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Re:Face Masks: Much More Than You Wanted to Know by woofie11 on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @08:25AM (#22674264)
Old-school cotton masks help a lot too. We don't know exactly how much, but they do. They reduce viral loads by at least 30% and more likely by something like 70%.

Cover your mouths.

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Re:Face Masks: Much More Than You Wanted to Know by crazygringo on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @11:12AM (#22675231)
Citation please?

In response to a long article full of links to scientific papers and nuanced analysis, saying a blanket statement like this isn't helpful at all unless it's backed up.

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Re:Face Masks: Much More Than You Wanted to Know by stuartc842 on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @01:35PM (#22676661)
https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/best-materials-make-diy-...

not direct citation, but relevant

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