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Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever by cpuguy83 on Monday August 23, 2021 @05:13PM (#28282041)
We seem to be forgetting something here: the aerosols we are protecting from are from other peoples nose and mouth, which are covered by a cloth mask which vastly reduces how much makes it into the air.

There is no "best" here, mitigations all mitigate different things and work together to provide a safer environment.

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Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever by Aeolun on Monday August 23, 2021 @08:27PM (#28283786)
> which are covered by a cloth mask which vastly reduces how much makes it into the air

Where do you think the extra air goes?

It still makes it into the air, just in different directions. Some of the viral particles are probably caught in the mask, but I’m not sure how much of the total we can count on.

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