COVID-19: Chapter 5 - BACK TO SCHOOL

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@Coasterbrad

Fyi there were some news stories yesterday saying that when it comes to spreading covid neck gaiters are worse than wearing no mask since the breathable material breaks up large exhaled droplets into smaller droplets that linger in the air longer. I know some UPers were using gaiters (@superuberbob maybe?), so may want to consider switching to a mask.

Edit to source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/wellness/mask-test-duke-covid/2020/08/10/4f2bb888-db18-11ea-b205-ff838e15a9a6_story.html

I speculated about this in April, which basically means I should get a Nobel Prize

COVID-19 (2): Turns out it's going to be pretty bad actually

First run with the neck gaiter/face cover. [IMG_8117] It was not as uncomfortable as I imagined it would be. Barely any breathing restriction, which of course means it isn’t filtering anything. It might make the outbreath more diffuse, but I feel like that might be bad thing if it’s turning larger droplets into smaller ones. It’s pretty easy to adjust, so I could have it on my chin unless/until I see a person and then I cover up until I’m past them (at most I see two or three people while ru…