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Old 10-25-2020, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Rcolby7 View Post
It’s easy esp inside—
Virus is spread via aerosol spray. They go under and over the plastic.
Most people wear cotton masks and aerosol spray penetrates cotton. What you need is N95 or KN95 masks. The 95 refers to size of aerosol spray.
The 95 refers to the percentage of airborne particles that are filtered for the wearer of the mask.

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The different ratings in place for respirators indicate how well the mask would protect against oils and are rated as N, R, or P. ... Respirators that filter out 95 percent of airborne particles are given a 95 rating, so N95 respirator filters out 95 percent of airborne particles but is not resistant to oil.
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