CDC: Masks Offer More Protection Than We Thought

Judycat said:
The experts are saying cloth masks don't supply enough protection so people need to purchase 3-ply surgical masks sold at stores.
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Judycat, what's your source for this information? I haven't seen it anywhere else. All the sources I've seen have said that cloth is good enough.
 

rgp said:
If the mask & the distancing both help stop the spread ? Why do the number of cases continue to rise ?

Seems to me that if the mask does the job? we do not need the distancing ..... conversely if the distancing works ? we should not need the mask. They [the authorities] claim the use of both are being accepted & more widely in use. If all that is true? then why is the disease still spreading?
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Why? Because 1. Of those who are still refusing to wear masks. 2. Many are not wearing their masks correctly...about 40% of the people I see when I go out are not. 3. People get lax especially around their family members. 4. People are not socially distancing while at the same time ignoring mask mandates.
One thing that gets me is how governors of these states where cases are rising refuse to issue mask mandates. What is wrong with them? How many deaths will it take.....or maybe it will take members of their families dying before they get how important masks are. Also have you seen how many gatherings, huge parties and such have been held during this pandemic? People, especially those who are not taking the virus seriously, are just asinine!
 
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Apparently I'm not the only one who heard about 3-ply masks being the best thing. Last week there were displays of boxes of these masks all over my local WalMart. Today they are all gone.
 

Sunny said:
Judycat, what's your source for this information? I haven't seen it anywhere else. All the sources I've seen have said that cloth is good enough.
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After sleuthing around this morning I found it on the WHO website. One layer of absorbent cotton (like a tee shirt), one of moisture resistant fabric (poly or poly cotton) and a non-woven fiber filter inserted in between.
https://www.who.int/emergencies/dis...9/advice-for-public/when-and-how-to-use-masks

I'm not getting all new masks. Wearing four layers of masks plus all my other COVID safety habits feels more than sufficient.
 
I’m a Aussie however during the election in the US ( oh dear no I’m not mentioning politics )

I noticed during the non stop news about that subject how loose fitting allot of the cloth masks were,
I also noticed how many had their masks under their noses and allot were very poorly made / baggy over the nose / chin area ,
to me that looked like false sense of security / protection

I experimented with heaps of pattens during the worst period of the virus in Australia due to my daughters work in a aged care where she was required to wear a mask 😷

I made heaps of them with 3 layers of fabric including a layer of superfine non woven fabric

There were zero cases of virus in the aged care home ,no workers or residents effected
Thankfully none of my family has been effected by the virus
 
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This is the style I settled on ....if you have glasses they don’t fog up using this design I think it’s because of the side pleats . I made a few very similar but without pleats they were a bit suffocating
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