• marshadow@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Partially correct – cloth masks protect others, but an N95 actually protects the wearer.

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      10 months ago

      Yup. I keeps things from getting out, but also can help from things getting in. I do patient transportation at a hospital, and sometimes we have to wear PPE before going in a room. Not just to keep the patient safe, but also ourselves.