Think ffp2 actually give decent protection to the wearer as well.What level of improvement in protection of self or others makes ffp2 worth it is obviously a personal choice
For 5 quid a mask I'd like them to do my shopping for me as well!
Do you have a link? I'll buy 500, sell them on ebay for £2 per mask and undercut boots
Quote from: petejh on December 17, 2021, 08:46:16 pmDo you have a link? I'll buy 500, sell them on ebay for £2 per mask and undercut boots Boots are already selling them for £2 -- that's a 5-pack! Still plenty of room to undercut them, though. I linked to Boots as a reference just because they're obvious and reputable and there is fake stuff floating around, but yeah, shop around and you can definitely get them cheaper.
If they were considered necessary wouldn't the WHO recommend them for public use?
Quote from: petejh on December 17, 2021, 07:21:22 pmIf they were considered necessary wouldn't the WHO recommend them for public use?I think you lack sufficient cynicism ... Remember, back in the beginning, they weren't doing this because there was a massive shortage of medical-grade PPE. So the rec was to leave it for the medical professionals, who were most at risk, and for the general public to use cloth masks instead (they're better than nothing, and I believe the good ones can get near surgical mask levels). Some European states went to requiring medical grade masks for everyone earlier this year: https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/01/26/960893423/some-european-countries-move-to-require-medical-grade-masks-in-public
Hence why I'm wondering why bother with FFP2 if surgical masks are almost as good
Which is why some countries (like Germany) are specifying FFP2, not just "medical grade".You might feel they're not worth the extra cost or hassle or whatever, or that it's overkill, but the difference in specs is significant.
To those more knowledgeable than me.. do these look good? Thanks.https://www.siteking.co.uk/kn95-face-masks
Okay, I stand corrected; the article says that Bavaria and Austria have specified FFP2, whereas Germany as a whole is only insisting on "medical grade".
The problem I have with surgical masks is that I can never get a really tight seal around my face, whereas the FFP2 masks I've worn give a tight fit so I am much more confident that all the air is being pulled and pushed through the mask which should obviously increases safety. When I had a brief look at masks near the start of all this, some literature seemed to look at the qualities of the mask material and concluded no significant difference in performance between surgical and FFP2 for coronavirus, but gave the caveat of saying so long as face fit is equal. Therefore, I concluded that FFP2 would be better for me and likely many others.
]Pf booster felt fine for 12 hours then woke up in night with sweats and heart pounding, really rough for 24 hrs, fine after 48. Have spoken to a few with similar.
So, various options for upping one's game, should one wish. But "buy a pack of FFP2s" is a pretty simple one.