Posted on 06/07/2023 12:31:31 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
As wildfires scorch Canada and smoke blankets the United States from Minnesota to New England and south to Florida, millions of people are under air-quality alerts.
Face masks — the same kind used in the COVID-19 pandemic — can help protect people from dangerously polluted air, say health experts.
But choose a good quality mask, they caution.
“N95 masks are the type of face covering protection that I would recommend for somebody who is outside during the air pollution caused by wildfires,” Marina Vance, PhD, an assistant professor in the environmental engineering program at the University of Colorado, Boulder, told Healthline.
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I’ve seen a few masking their children around East Tennessee...I rolled my eyes so hard they got stuck in the upright position, and my wife had to smack my temple with the heel of her hand to return them to normal. Ye gads.
Your information is accurate ... both with respect to particulates and to the Fauci Flu respiratory virus.
“YES, A DECENT MASK HELPS!!!”
They also help with concrete work. One good thing about COVID is that good n95 masks are easy to find.
Never wore one during the plague years.
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