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N95 masks
Dec 24, 2021 07:23 PM #1

Another topic I have been urging for the past year: use N95 masks. Dump cloth masks. High grade surgical paper masks at minimum. CDC still in the caves on this one.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/24/health/cloth-mask-omicron-variant-wellness/index.html ↗

Dec 24, 2021 08:26 PM #2

I think it's because they don't want to cause a shortage on them.

Dec 24, 2021 09:26 PM #3

How hard is it to make masks?

Dec 24, 2021 10:38 PM #4

@approxinfinity The N95 masks require a certified manufacturing process that involves blowing extraordinarily tiny fibers onto a mold in, I think, 3 layers that are ionically charged to grab particulates. Not simple!