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Masks
   Should the Public Wear Masks?          
 
With the new  variants, most authorities are recommending the wearing of KN95 or N95 masks. 
Even an unfitted N95 mask will afford superior protection compared to a cotten masks.  But no mask will provide 100% protection.  
 


    
Rockefeller Foundation - Mask Effectiveness


https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Getting-to-and-Sustaining-the-Next-Normal-A-Roadmap-for-Living-with-Covid-Report-Final.pdf  
  
Other OpEds and News Articles on the Public Wearing Masks:  
1.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2020/03/28/masks-all-coronavirus/
2.  https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/27/health/us-coronavirus-face-masks.html
3.  https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/would-everyone-wearing-face-masks-help-us-slow-pandemic

4.   https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/03/metro/coronavirus-spreads-specialists-say-everyone-should-be-wearing-face-masks-public/ 
5.  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/04/why-wear-a-mask-may-be-our-best-weapon-to-stop-coronavirus 

 
Gloves:
 
How To Take Off Gloves - Video


     

Filtration

Do It Yourself Filtration UnitDo it your self Filtration Units. An excellent article on how to build one with a box fan.

From the CDC: Derk RC, Coyle JP, Lindsley WG, et al. Efficacy of Do-It-Yourself air filtration units in reducing exposure to simulated respiratory aerosols. Building and Environment. 2023. https://reader.elsevier.com/reader/sd/pii/S0360132322011507