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Originally Posted by lettie
Face masks will not protect you. I remember tons of studies into surgical facemasks coming out in the late 80's/early 90's. These studies showed that as an infection control measure, face masks were next to useless. There are gaps around the sides of them that allow germs in or out
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Surgical masks are useless. Industrial half masks are fit tested to make sure there are no leaks.
Whenever I wear a mask I always do a face fit test to make sure there are no leaks before I will carry out the job.