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Best and worst masks Covid-19

Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Aug 20, 2020 | Replies (41)

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@merpreb The industry is working on washable N95 masks (my sister works at 3M) but I don't believe there are any on the general market yet. One of the issues is that water alters the structure of the non-woven fabric used in the masks, which can render them ineffective. In hospitals where masks are being cleaned and reused, the only approved methods I know of right now are aerosol peroxide in a special chamber and UV light, again in a special room and for a specific time. Even those methods may on;y be used a limited number of times before masks must be discarded.
My dentist's office hygenissts and docs wear KN-95 under a cloth or disposable mask, with the cloth or disposable changed between patients, and the KN-95 being worn for a couple of days. (I was there yesterday and asked specifically.)
Sue

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Thanks for the info @sueinmn. I notice that in addition they wear the acrylic face schield like horses.

@sueinmn- So KN95 are less effective than N95?