Ok, masks are the thing I am looking for advice for in the US. I do not know where to get them—I checked Amazon and they’re sold out, and my local drugstore doesn’t seem to stock them at all (or are also sold out). Various advice online suggests that only n95 masks will be effective. Is that true? Talk to me more about the masks.
If N95 masks work, O95-100 and P95-100 masks should also work, and potentially be more effective—the stuff they filter is a superset of what N95 filters. They’re normally more expensive, but in the current state I’ve actually found P100s cheaper than N95s.
Ok, masks are the thing I am looking for advice for in the US. I do not know where to get them—I checked Amazon and they’re sold out, and my local drugstore doesn’t seem to stock them at all (or are also sold out). Various advice online suggests that only n95 masks will be effective. Is that true? Talk to me more about the masks.
I read a paper which said no significant difference between surgical mask and N95 mask for protecting healthcare workers from influenza.
Edit: Here’s the paper!
If N95 masks work, O95-100 and P95-100 masks should also work, and potentially be more effective—the stuff they filter is a superset of what N95 filters. They’re normally more expensive, but in the current state I’ve actually found P100s cheaper than N95s.