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Re:Cloth masks do protect the wearer by perl4ever on Monday August 31, 2020 @10:00PM (#24337817)
>They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching Coronavirus

The N95 masks weren't, and aren't, in the sense he meant. People have said over and over, the way the masks we're wearing now are effective is in protecting others from us, should we be infected.

I used to accept that the "party line" changed, but now I think it's just a misunderstanding.

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Re:Cloth masks do protect the wearer by misanthropian00 on Tuesday September 01, 2020 @06:54AM (#24340395)
N95 masks very likely do provide a lot of protection from airborne virus droplets and aerosols, but they are still unavailable in most parts of the world including the US. I was able to find some Korean KF94 masks though. There is no evidence for one way protection btw. It may be true but right now it is entirely speculative.
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