Where can we get locally these better masks?? - Zeno
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The Atalantic posted an article today, Why Aren’t We Wearing Better Masks? – Cloth masks are better than nothing, but they were supposed to be a stopgap measure.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/a...-masks/617656/
"America is swamped with fraudulent medical-grade masks, some of which are only 1 percent effective. Many masks do not have labels clearly indicating their manufacturer. Some official mask-testing methods are inappropriate, including the use of far higher pressure than normal breathing exerts. No reasonable certification is available for the most useful masks generally available to the public. All of this means that everyone has to somehow figure out for themselves which masks are effective."
They say that fixing this problem is "more urgent now that a new variant of the coronavirus, known as the B.1.1.7 lineage, is making its way around the world. This variant is believed to be about 50 to 70 percent more transmissible than earlier strains of the virus."