-=> Gamgee wrote to T.J. Mcmillen <=-

 Ga> You think a mask filters out the oxygen?  Really?

If you're wearing a N95 or N100 mask, yes.  Otherwise, not really in
healthy adults.  Surgical masks aren't designed to keep viruses and
bacteria out; they're meant to make sure solids don't get splashed in.

I used to clean patient rooms at my local VA hospital.  If people knew
about how dirty hospitals really are, they'd never go in there.  That's
why I chuckle at the masks...you're more likely to get infected from
things on your skin than direct inhalation...even so, you'd need to
stand 20+ feet from everyone if you really were worried about it.[1]

It's funny, for being someone who should have died after contracting
SARS-CoV-2, I feel just fine...and I've only had it once.  Then again, I
didn't get the shot, so I'm at a lot lower risk of catching it again.

[1] https://tinyurl.com/23jedw2n

-- Sean


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