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[–] rab@lemmy.ca -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

My issue with them is the plastic waste

I think the newest Cochrane medical study rated n95 as 18% effective and regular masks 5% effective against covid, btw. Better than nothing, yes, but worth it?

[–] JeffCraig@citizensgaming.com 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Other studies show that in health-care workers, n95 vs medical masks made almost no statistical difference.

However, the use of masks in the public is not necessarily to protect yourself. It's to keep you from spreading germs in a wide range if you cough. It's the same concept as herd immunity with vaccinations. We all help protect each other.

So with that in mind: wear a washable cloth mask.

[–] rab@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

I think the same Cochrane study said cloth masks are likely entirely ineffective