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Are N99 and N100 Masks Even Better?

Apr, 21 , 20 - Stacey Malo
Tighter airways mean it is more difficult to inhale and exhale while wearing a mask. The N95 standard is the happy balance between filtration and airflow for humans. N99 and N100 filtration cause more restricted breathing which is not only less comfortable to try to breathe through, but shortens the length of time anyone is willing to wear the mask. If you have your hands on an N99, N100, or HEPA respirator, then you will have excellent protection, but I bet you won't want to wear it for very long. 
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Masks with Valves Give a False Sense of Security

Apr, 18 , 20 - Stacey Malo
If you're are breathing out of the valve and you are a/symptomatic with Covid-19, then you are possibly exhaling the virus. That renders the mask useless. In fact, it's even more dangerous than not wearing a mask because the wearer has a false sense of security. 
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Masks are Bad for the Environment

Mar, 28 , 20 - Stacey Malo

Everyone should be wearing a mask (please save the N95s for the frontline professionals). If you're headed out to get groceries or whatever liberties your local government is allowing, take your mask. The CDC instructs that masks should not be reused. But what's going to happen when restrictions are lifted?...

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Straight Facts about Face Masks

Mar, 23 , 20 - Stacey Malo

As a New Yorker, I am deep into quarantine these days. Manufacturing is having big challenges. I'm very stressed out. What is very disconcerting to me is the lack of consumer knowledge when it comes to respiratory protection. N95 is the best protection against the virus. No one will argue...

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