“They are very difficult to breathe when you wear them properly,” Walensky said. “They are very difficult to tolerate when you wear them for long periods of time.”
The N95 masks are really designed for the first answer.
You’ve probably seen people wearing them. The five layer masks come with a foam nose band that covers a large part of your face.
Dr. Walensky, as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci, continue to say that people should wear a mask, but say that the general public does not need to wear the N95 because they are uncomfortable and difficult to breathe.
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They are afraid that people will not want to wear masks at all after having a bad experience wearing an N95.
“I spent a reasonable amount of time in an N95 mask. I’m hard to tolerate all day every day,” Walensky said. “And, in fact, when you really think about how well people will wear them, I’m worried that if we suggest or force people to wear an N95, they won’t wear them all the time.”
“The most important thing is for everyone to wear a mask,” Fauci said.
With the new COVID-19, many people are wondering if you should wear two masks.
The CDC says you don’t have to do this, but again recommends that you wear at least one.
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