One of the quotes from the articles is "An average member of the public can't do a fit test, that's why we've been hesitant to recommend that the public wear N95s,"
I am looking at mask as collectors. You put one on and go out into the world and collect whatever is in the air, then you put that mask in your purse or pocket or car or take it home and put it on the kitchen counter until the next time you need it.
When you do that you are taking all the virus that you filtered out of the air and moving it into your world where it infects everything it touches.
What should be happening is that mask should be thrown away or put directly into a bowl of soapy water and cleaned. It should be treated as if it has the virus.
What is happening to most is they take the same mask they wore yesterday and go out and collect more stuff out of the air and this cycle repeats until the mask is visibly dirty and probably extremely contagious.
Personally I have one of the mask that Mary Jo made, I wear it when I need one and have never washed it. Since I don't wash it I would be better off having a box of cheapo s (like the ones they handed out when this pandemic first started) so that I throw the one I used today into the trash, wash my hands and be done with it. The next time I need a mask I take a new one.
I think there has been too much emphasis on wearing a mask and not enough emphasis on being aware that it is a collector and should be treated as if IT has the virus.
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