No virus is getting through this mask

[lenny2]

No virus is getting through this mask in either direction, but will the wearer get enough air?

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The reviews say the mask is easy to breathe in.

Here are many masks & shields that also give protection from C-19 to the eyes of the wearer:

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Some pics combine both mask and shield.

Of course, virus droplets may go around the sides of solid plastic or vinyl masks. So such masks are not 100% protective to either the wearer or others near the mask wearing person. But do they offer greater protection than other masks?

Notice also the masks that are see through, so a person is more easily identifiable & their expressions can be seen.

 

[TeeJay]

If you read your own link they are made of *vinyl* and yes virus will pass right through (also why you won't suffocate wearing one)

It would prevent what is known as coarse contamination but has no effect against any virus (incl covid)

 

[y2kmark]

How is it for fogging?

 

[lenny2]

How is it for fogging?

The ad claims it is anti-fog, as does one of the reviews.

 

[lenny2]

If you read your own link they are made of *vinyl* and yes virus will pass right through (also why you won't suffocate wearing one)

It would prevent what is known as coarse contamination but has no effect against any virus (incl covid)

There are gaps between the wearers face & the top of the mask that allow for breathing.

" Workers at Providence St. Joseph Health, a network of 51 hospitals across several states, built face shields made with vinyl, industrial tape, foam and elastic purchased at Home Depot and other craft stores."

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Duct tape or other kinds of tape could be added to the vinyl to reinforce it in case it became compromised with "wear & tear".

"Hospital workers in Washington state have been making protective medical gear out of office supplies and other run-of-the-mill materials as they deal with a severe shortage of equipment needed to care for patients who may have Covid-19.

"Among the supplies coming in handy: clear vinyl sheets.

" “We are very close to being out of face shields,” said Becca Bartles, executive director of infection prevention at Providence St. Joseph Health, a 51-hospital system. “Masks, we’re probably a couple of days away” from running out, she said.

"To buy time, Providence infection control and quality experts designed prototype face-shields with off-the-shelf materials: marine-grade vinyl, industrial tape, foam and elastic. Monday night they bought supplies at craft stores and Home Depot. On Tuesday, about 20 administrative staff members at the health system’s corporate headquarters volunteered to work an assembly line in a large conference room, putting together 500 home-spun face shields that were going to a hospital in Seattle that night.

" Providence plans to get more of the raw materials from wholesale suppliers and resume assembly later this week if it can’t get finished products. Another prototype facemask, made from a surgical wrap material that typically lines surgical trays, is still being tested to see if it meets quality standards.

" Authorities should have anticipated the shortfall, said Jennifer Bayersdorfer, Providence’s senior vice president for clinical quality. “I think that they’re behind the eight-ball on this and there was plenty of warning that this going to a problem,” she said."

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