I think you could overcome most of those bullet points by using spirit gum instead of tape, tho I’m not sure how often you’d want to do that: even sticking an adhesive bandage to some patch of skin and changing it every day will do considerable damage after a relatively short time.
I’ve also come to understand that the N95 respirator is a much better filter than the paper masks could ever be, so adhering paper masks to the face might simply be nowhere near as useful as just having the right mask in the first place. My understanding is that most masks are simply just at keeping the user’s bio-bits out of the environment than they are at keeping the environment out of the user. That’s why the current recommendation is for the general public to use paper or cloth masks while reserving N95 respirators for healthcare personnel.
Sticking it to your face every day for your job might be a problem, but what if you’re only using it once a week to buy groceries? Maybe the better fit with no training is worth the skin damage in this case.
Right. Though the paper by Davies et al that Christian found suggests that at least some paper masks may not be so wretched at keeping out tiny particles.
I think you could overcome most of those bullet points by using spirit gum instead of tape, tho I’m not sure how often you’d want to do that: even sticking an adhesive bandage to some patch of skin and changing it every day will do considerable damage after a relatively short time.
I’ve also come to understand that the N95 respirator is a much better filter than the paper masks could ever be, so adhering paper masks to the face might simply be nowhere near as useful as just having the right mask in the first place. My understanding is that most masks are simply just at keeping the user’s bio-bits out of the environment than they are at keeping the environment out of the user. That’s why the current recommendation is for the general public to use paper or cloth masks while reserving N95 respirators for healthcare personnel.
Sticking it to your face every day for your job might be a problem, but what if you’re only using it once a week to buy groceries? Maybe the better fit with no training is worth the skin damage in this case.
Right. Though the paper by Davies et al that Christian found suggests that at least some paper masks may not be so wretched at keeping out tiny particles.