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Re:This influenza lineage may have become extinct by berberous on Friday October 01, 2021 @06:40PM (#28724136)
I'm not sure how effective that will be if the sick person isn't also masked.
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Re:This influenza lineage may have become extinct by mensetmanusman on Friday October 01, 2021 @06:58PM (#28724328)
N95s are designed to protect the wearer from situations like that, even for 8 hours of contact. Cloth masks will not work in that situation though if the sick person isn’t masked.
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