Good to know. I usually go with a cloth mask and 2.5 micron filter insert, but Iāll bring an N95 next time in case this requirement is adopted by US domestic airlines.
I got sent somewhere else on the WP site after clicking that link and getting rid of the āread free for X timesā/ GDPR consent stuff, but I understand they were complaining that they got an off-label use of ivermectin? And they get coverage in the WP for that?
Seriously?
Because you need a smile today, and it is Covid related.
One of my (adult) children recently flew domestically in the U.S. and wore an N95 plus a face shield. They allowed the face shield, because it was in addition to, not instead of.
Why not KF94?
Not specifically addressed to youā¦
Good question. I donĀ“t know, maybe because the N95/PFF2 is the most known mask because of the media hype.
I had to Google and look for more info on this mask standard. It seems to be good.
Probably true, my Korean friend at work came through and gave them out like candies (much preferred as I donāt eat candy), and Iād remembered reading about them.
Oh.
Because this is a hot topic in Brazil. The scients say that there arenĀ“t evidences that this medicine helps the sick people. But a lot of local authorities and doctors are condoning the use of the pills. Some people say it even helps to prevent being contaminated by the virus.
The reporters were amazed when the doctor prescribed a kit for the treatment that has no support in the scientific literature.
I flew Lufthansa last June; while masks were required we were packed in like sardines and the flight crew didnāt enforce the mask wearing. I would rather fly on an airline that permitted cloth masks (and enforced their use!) and socially distanced the passengers so that the aircraft ventilation can do its job, than on one that makes a big deal about the type of mask and nothing else.
Iām almost sure he is a WP correspondent in Brazil and it covers much more of the rampant spread of those miracle drugs for COVID being recommended by doctors, even if they donāt have any scientific proof of effectiveness.
Wait, are those disposable surgical masks better than cloth masks for long exposure period, like a flight?
I donāt think so, as these masks donāt fit very well to curves of our faces and you can have air leaks.
I have to think there is an element of security theatre to this, with a side of heading of piss-poor or intentionally ineffective home made āmask requirement evaderā kind of shit. But to answer the question, no, once the surgical masks (or N95ās) get damp from condesing your exhaled breath, the electrostatic forces stop working as effectively and so their effectiveness plummets.
So, in a transatlantic flight, you should at least change your masks three or four times before the landing, donĀ“t you?
In an ideal world. Thatās the whole logic behind the single use thing. Its not just because wasting resources is fun, itās that you donāt have to make a sub-virus-sized pore filter if you can make use of electrostatic attraction and get away with muuch larger pores. Way cheaper to make, and easier to wear. But subject to this not insignificant downfall. Precovid, no big deal. Now? Yeah.
Yeah, Iāve yet to see non-medical personnel wearing a surgical mask in such a way as to not leak like mad.
