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Delta Says No To Masks With Valves; Will Offer Complimentary Mask
If you’re planning to fly with Delta Air Lines, be sure to leave home any masks with valves as the airline will not allow you to use them on-board. (www.gatechecked.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
People with C.O.P.D. cannot breathe well with flat-fitting masks; need space and the valves up front.
There is an interview for persons with medical conditional
This make no sense as the article talks about masks with *exhaust* valves.
Yes...many cheap "N95" masks just have a 1 way valve that is not filtered but allows air you exhale out
The issue is many of the cheaper N95 mask valves have no filtration system built in. A proper N/K 95 mask with proper filtration is expensive. You should see the looks I get wearing mine around. Its a pro model that was used during paint shop days.
I get it.. but.. my valves mask has charcoal filters that I must breath and exhale through...
Just saying there are different kinds of these masks..
Here is a bigger issue.. people wearing their masks under the nose.. I get it.. it's harder to breath with any mask on.. fury people touching the inside of their masks with contaminated fingers.. no good..
There is akot for people the learn.. but I understand Deltss concern.. they prob understand the filtering systems available. It's cool
Just saying there are different kinds of these masks..
Here is a bigger issue.. people wearing their masks under the nose.. I get it.. it's harder to breath with any mask on.. fury people touching the inside of their masks with contaminated fingers.. no good..
There is akot for people the learn.. but I understand Deltss concern.. they prob understand the filtering systems available. It's cool
Here, here to the comment about people wearing masks UNDER their nose. That COMPLETELY defeats the purpose! As for valves, you have to understand the rationale for requiring masks in the first place. The idea is to protect others from you, not to protect you from others. As a physician, I’ve ordered (or tried to order) tons of different masks in the past several months. There are N95s that are approved for use in the OR, but none of those have the simple exhaust valves, because in sterile situations, the need for protection is a two-way matter.
There is probably a low risk with a face mask with an exhalation valve under normal breathing. However, the force of a sneeze or cough is more powerful than a normal breath and according to some articles these exhalation valves can allow aerosol droplets in sufficient quantity to pass through even charcoal filtering and pose a risk to those nearby. I think you are correct that Delta has done their research. What a conundrum this virus has caused for everyone?