How to use a double mask, aka a two-layer mask. (Doc. Instagram/Ministry of Health)
Strict health protocols are now highly recommended, including the use of double masks
SuaraSulsel.id – New virus variants appear. Wearing a mask as health protocol (Prokes) strict is highly recommended.
The new health protocol, one of which everyone is advised to use double mask. Is the use of the double mask effective?
Although a number of countries have carried out vaccination programs. However, experts still advise everyone to take stronger protection, such as using a double mask or wearing an N95 mask.
Currently, the Covid-19 vaccine has been proven to be able to reduce the risk of contracting and severe infection due to the Covid-19 corona virus. However, wearing a mask is the best form of basic protection that everyone must do, including people who have been vaccinated against Covid-19.
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Because the Covid-19 vaccine provides a different level of protection for each person. Also reported by the Times of India, this Covid-19 vaccine works to lower your risk of contracting the corona virus, so it doesn’t completely make you immune.
Therefore, you still need to wear a mask and practice social distancing to make the Covid-19 vaccine work more efficiently. Experts began to analyze the difference between the effectiveness of double masks and the use of N95 masks.
The use of double masks, meaning that someone uses two masks at once. The use of masks in this way has long been practiced by medical personnel and has been proven to be more effective in preventing transmission of the corona virus through respiratory fluids.
Medically, wearing a double mask can create a stronger barrier to stop the virus from entering and spreading the infection. This method is also more economical for people who can only afford to use cloth masks.
However, experts say the best combination of wearing a double mask that is more effective at reducing risk is that you use a surgical mask and override it with a cloth mask.
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Meanwhile, the N95 masks themselves have been used since the beginning of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic by several people. Because, the use of an N95 mask is better than a surgical mask which is able to filter the virus into the mouth and nasal passages up to 95 percent.
N95 masks do offer a higher level of protection than other types of medical masks. The use of N95 masks is usually recommended for people who are at high risk of contracting the Covid-19 corona virus.
However, the use of N95 masks also has a certain time limit because they cannot be reused before proper disinfection. Disinfection and reuse of N95 masks also requires proper processes to be considered effective.
So, both using a double mask and an N95 mask both buy stronger protection. However, the use of an N95 mask is probably the best medical idea, as it offers higher protection.
You can use an N95 mask when visiting places where there is a high risk of corona virus transmission, such as hospitals, public spaces, crowds. But, remember that any mask is just as effective when used properly.
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