Am i the only man who doesn't shave some work days because, well, the mask is covering 80% of the growth area?
On the bus: yes, and open a window or two, for Christ
I stopped shaving altogether for a while until I realized that was causing its own problems
Those problems being, who you were being mistaken for? (some words were omitted)
Wear a mask. Masks help block aerosols released by the wearer. Scientific evidence is also building that masks protect the wearer from breathing in aerosols around them.When it comes to masks, size does matter.The gold standard is a N95 or a KN95 respirator, which, if properly fitted, filters out and prevents the wearer from breathing in at least 95 percent of small aerosols.The efficacy of surgical masks against aerosols varies widely.One study from 2013 found that surgical masks reduced exposure to flu viruses by between 10 percent and 98 percent (depending on the masks design).A recent paper found that surgical masks can completely block seasonal coronaviruses from getting into the air.To my knowledge, no similar study has been conducted for SARS-CoV-2 yet, but these findings might apply to this virus as well since it is similar to seasonal coronaviruses in size and structure.My lab has been testing cloth masks on a mannequin, sucking in air through its mouth at a realistic rate. We found that even a bandanna loosely tied over its mouth and nose blocked half or more of aerosols larger than 2 microns from entering the mannequin.We also found that especially with very small aerosols smaller than 1 micron it is more effective to use a softer fabric (which is easier to fit tightly over the face) than a stiffer fabric (which, even if it is a better filter, tends to sit more awkwardly, creating gaps).Avoid crowds. The more people around you, the more likely someone among them will be infected. Especially avoid crowds indoors, where aerosols can accumulate.Ventilation counts. Open windows and doors, for Christ! Adjust dampers in air-conditioning and heating systems. Upgrade the filters in those systems. Add portable air cleaners, or install germicidal ultraviolet technologies to remove or kill virus particles in the air.Its not clear just how much this coronavirus is transmitted by aerosols as opposed to droplets or via contact with contaminated surfaces. Then again, we still dont know the answer to that question even for the flu, which has been studied for decades.But by now we do know this much: Aerosols matter in the transmission of Covid-19 and probably even more so than we have yet been able to prove.
No mask during sex, or ever in my home. We are eating and kissing anyways, if one of us had it the other would get it anyways, as we spend the whole weekend together every weekend.
just 1 outing and throw it away when I get home.
