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<blockquote data-quote="Mannahnin" data-source="post: 8487752" data-attributes="member: 7026594">Yes, there was some of that, for sure.&nbsp; Plus a couple of real clinical factors. 1. That Covid simply has a significantly higher rate of asymptomatic and presymptomatic transmission than we've seen from previous coronaviruses.&nbsp; 2. That the Western medical establishment has in general been less-sold, historically, on the value of general masking (compared to Asia, for example), figuring that the general public is bad at wearing them and likely to contaminate them through carelessness and significantly compromise their value.&nbsp; Once we learned how common asymptomatic and presymptomatic transmission are with this disease, the value of masks became more obvious.But yeah, N95s definitely give better protection both ways, and are worth getting.&nbsp; I had a small supply last year and specifically wore them in heightened-risk situations.&nbsp; Especially when I'd be in a crowd and unable to distance, like at protests (especially before we had good data on how much being outdoors mitigates risk).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mannahnin, post: 8487752, member: 7026594"] Yes, there was some of that, for sure. Plus a couple of real clinical factors. 1. That Covid simply has a significantly higher rate of asymptomatic and presymptomatic transmission than we've seen from previous coronaviruses. 2. That the Western medical establishment has in general been less-sold, historically, on the value of general masking (compared to Asia, for example), figuring that the general public is bad at wearing them and likely to contaminate them through carelessness and significantly compromise their value. Once we learned how common asymptomatic and presymptomatic transmission are with this disease, the value of masks became more obvious. But yeah, N95s definitely give better protection both ways, and are worth getting. I had a small supply last year and specifically wore them in heightened-risk situations. Especially when I'd be in a crowd and unable to distance, like at protests (especially before we had good data on how much being outdoors mitigates risk). [/QUOTE]

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