Surgical masks are not designed to stop a virus. For that you need a pressurized suit as seen in virology labs.
The purpose of a surgical mask is to prevent you from coughing bacteria into an open wound while performing surgery.
WARNING: HEALTH RISKS OF MASK WEARING INCLUDE BREATHING DIFFICULTIES, HYPOXEMIA OF THE BLOOD, HYPERCAPNIA OF THE BLOOD, SECONDARY BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA, SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION, THE GROWTH, INVASION, AND SPREAD OF CANCERS, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS INCLUDING HEART ATTACKS, AND ADVERSE CEREBRAL EVENTS INCLUDING STROKE.
WARNING: EAR-LOOP MASK WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY PROTECTION, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) OR OTHER VIRUSES.
Mask use for viral transmission prevention is authorized by the FDA for Emergency Use only. The FDA Emergency Use Authorization for surgical and/or cloth masks states: "must not state or imply.. that the [mask] is intended for antimicrobial or antiviral protection or related, or for use such as infection prevention or reduction."
Surgical masks are not designed to stop a virus. For that you need a pressurized suit as seen in virology labs.
The purpose of a surgical mask is to prevent you from coughing bacteria into an open wound while performing surgery.
WARNING: HEALTH RISKS OF MASK WEARING INCLUDE BREATHING DIFFICULTIES, HYPOXEMIA OF THE BLOOD, HYPERCAPNIA OF THE BLOOD, SECONDARY BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA, SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION, THE GROWTH, INVASION, AND SPREAD OF CANCERS, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS INCLUDING HEART ATTACKS, AND ADVERSE CEREBRAL EVENTS INCLUDING STROKE.
WARNING: EAR-LOOP MASK WILL NOT PROVIDE ANY PROTECTION, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) OR OTHER VIRUSES.
Mask use for viral transmission prevention is authorized by the FDA for Emergency Use only. The FDA Emergency Use Authorization for surgical and/or cloth masks states: "must not state or imply.. that the [mask] is intended for antimicrobial or antiviral protection or related, or for use such as infection prevention or reduction."