The CDC says the general public should not wear the N95s. This is from Jan of this yr.
"There's been a lot of back and forth throughout the pandemic with doctors recommending wearing N95 masks, but CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky is recommending the general public
not to wear them.
"They're very hard to breathe in when you wear them properly," Walensky said. "They're very hard to tolerate when you wear them for long periods of time."
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"Dr. Walensky, as well as Dr. Anthony Fauci, are still saying people should wear a mask, but say the general public doesn't need to wear the N95 ones because they're uncomfortable and hard to breathe in."
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"I have spent a reasonable amount of time in an N95 mask. They're hard to tolerate all day every day,"
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