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<blockquote data-quote="BobbyV" data-source="post: 3345774" data-attributes="member: 32629"><p>Oh shove it . . . . I said what has commonly been said about the various types of masks for years. Some are meant to protect the wearer and others are meant to protect others around the wearer.</p><p></p><p>Proper wear and fit testing of N95s and other half-face respirators are preferred when available and you know it.</p><p></p><p>From your first link:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>VERDICT</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Standard surgical masks are as effective as respirator masks (e.g. N95, FFP2, FFP3) for preventing infection of healthcare workers </strong>in outbreaks of viral respiratory illnesses such as influenza. <span style="color: #ff0000"><em><strong><u>No head to head trial of these masks in COVID-19 has yet been published, and neither type of mask prevents all infection.</u> Both types of mask need to be used</strong></em><strong><em> in combination with other PPE measures. </em> </strong>Respirator masks are recommended for protection during aerosol generating procedures (AGPs). Rapid reviews on wider PPE measures, and what counts as an AGP, are ongoing.</span></p><p></p><p>From your second link:</p><p></p><p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>Conclusions and Relevance</strong> Among outpatient health care personnel, N95 respirators vs medical masks as worn by participants in this trial resulted in no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza.</p><p></p><p>What other factors were involved hear? What other precautions were taken in the outpatient settings involved?</p><p></p><p></p><p>Your third link discusses the variations in testing and training for wear . . . hopefully you're not implying that neither are important and that we should just be handing out PPE to folks and hope that they can just "figure it out".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BobbyV, post: 3345774, member: 32629"] Oh shove it . . . . I said what has commonly been said about the various types of masks for years. Some are meant to protect the wearer and others are meant to protect others around the wearer. Proper wear and fit testing of N95s and other half-face respirators are preferred when available and you know it. From your first link: [INDENT][B]VERDICT[/B] [B]Standard surgical masks are as effective as respirator masks (e.g. N95, FFP2, FFP3) for preventing infection of healthcare workers [/B]in outbreaks of viral respiratory illnesses such as influenza. [COLOR=#ff0000][I][B][U]No head to head trial of these masks in COVID-19 has yet been published, and neither type of mask prevents all infection.[/U] Both types of mask need to be used[/B][/I][B][I] in combination with other PPE measures. [/I] [/B]Respirator masks are recommended for protection during aerosol generating procedures (AGPs). Rapid reviews on wider PPE measures, and what counts as an AGP, are ongoing.[/COLOR][/INDENT] From your second link: [INDENT][B]Conclusions and Relevance[/B] Among outpatient health care personnel, N95 respirators vs medical masks as worn by participants in this trial resulted in no significant difference in the incidence of laboratory-confirmed influenza.[/INDENT] What other factors were involved hear? What other precautions were taken in the outpatient settings involved? Your third link discusses the variations in testing and training for wear . . . hopefully you're not implying that neither are important and that we should just be handing out PPE to folks and hope that they can just "figure it out". [/QUOTE]
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