Masking (kn95/n95)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Ok, so if these masks are so great and protective for the wearer, why can’t you just be satisfied with YOUR child wearing them? Everyone takes them off for lunch anyway. I’m sticking with what my 5yo will actually wear all day, but could care less if you want to upgrade for your own children.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Focus on your own kids and their masks. Please let other parents manage their own child.

This. I’m fine with my kids in cloth masks. You do what works for you and let other parents do what works for them. TYVM

But your choices impact my kids. As well as all the kids in the school. There's enough data out there showing cloth masks aren't very good at protection from omicron (see Leana Wen's most recent op-ed)

Oh quit it with that nonsense. Lots of choices that other families make affect your kids. Do you complain when kids eat breakfast in the classroom? They are eating unmasked and that affects your kid way more than my kid in a 3-layer cloth mask.

If you are THAT concerned about your kid catching Covid (which is fine, do what works for you), then you should have chosen virtual academy.

Or is this just about how you want to be able to control everything that everyone else does?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Still content with a 2 layer cotton, with filter between.

Same here. Has been working for my kids for the past two years. Not going to change now for you anxiety-ridden posters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Ok, so if these masks are so great and protective for the wearer, why can’t you just be satisfied with YOUR child wearing them? Everyone takes them off for lunch anyway. I’m sticking with what my 5yo will actually wear all day, but could care less if you want to upgrade for your own children.

+1 million

Worry about your own damn kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Focus on your own kids and their masks. Please let other parents manage their own child.

Not in micromanaging I’m in your business and know better than you MOCO.

Noone is saying they know better. But we do know some things that work - outdoor lunch, testing, better masks. The school system should provide them, like they do breakfast and lunch, but they cannot. So if a PTA is able to mobilize and hand out masks, what is the issue? Especially when (1) most schools are yellow (2) very few want virtual.

How much do these masks cost when purchased in bulk? Someone in our PTA brought this up but I wonder how many could actually be bought. If it’s only a few days worth of masks for 700 kids, I question whether that’s a good use of pta funds.

[Anonymous]

The Powecon KN95 small masks fit most kids and are comfortable. They can be worn many times.

Why the preference for cloth? My family tried lots of cloth masks and it was harder to talk & breath in them. We all prefer Powecon. Others really like KF94.

[Anonymous]

BOTN youth masks are the best. We also have Dr Puri medium but don’t like them as much.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Focus on your own kids and their masks. Please let other parents manage their own child.

This. I’m fine with my kids in cloth masks. You do what works for you and let other parents do what works for them. TYVM

But your choices impact my kids. As well as all the kids in the school. There's enough data out there showing cloth masks aren't very good at protection from omicron (see Leana Wen's most recent op-ed)

Not if your child’s masks is as effective as you claim it to be. You knew the risks and chose in person- deal with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Powecon KN95 small masks fit most kids and are comfortable. They can be worn many times.

Why the preference for cloth? My family tried lots of cloth masks and it was harder to talk & breath in them. We all prefer Powecon. Others really like KF94.

Partly because all these disposable masks are absurdly wasteful and we’ve got at least several months left of mask mandates. And I suspect we’d have to try multiple kinds to find one that has a proper for to be worthwhile for my small ES student. By then this wave will be over and it won’t matter. Just pushing through for a few weeks.

[Anonymous]

^^fit not for

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Powecon KN95 small masks fit most kids and are comfortable. They can be worn many times.

Why the preference for cloth? My family tried lots of cloth masks and it was harder to talk & breath in them. We all prefer Powecon. Others really like KF94.

That’s just it. Everyone and everyone kid has their own preference. You do what works for your family and let others do what works for them. Win-win!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Powecon KN95 small masks fit most kids and are comfortable. They can be worn many times.

Why the preference for cloth? My family tried lots of cloth masks and it was harder to talk & breath in them. We all prefer Powecon. Others really like KF94.

Partly because all these disposable masks are absurdly wasteful and we’ve got at least several months left of mask mandates. And I suspect we’d have to try multiple kinds to find one that has a proper for to be worthwhile for my small ES student. By then this wave will be over and it won’t matter. Just pushing through for a few weeks.

+1 million!

So much unnecessary trash created. Suddenly, we don’t care?

I’m much happier washing my kids masks in the laundry and reusing them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

My kid loves the KN95s and KF94s and refuses to wear any of the cloth ones. They're much more comfortable and don't collapse onto your face/mouth.

(And by the way, they can be worn for at least 5 days as long as they don't get wet or dirty. The material is tested to last like 200 days, actually, but the fit will start getting looser after around 5-10 days of use.)

Also, this site (very reputable brand and supplier, with anti-counterfeiting verification) is letting me load an order of 100,000 into my cart, so it doesn't seem like supply is an issue: https://bonafidemasks.com/powecom-kn95-sm-respirator-mask-10-masks-per-pack/

That is really gross to have them wear it for 5 days.

Agreed. That is disgusting!

I wear a KN95 at work and I can’t imagine how that would work for a kid?! What does your kid do with her mask at lunch? Put it on the gross lunch table?

Does your kid wash his hands after lunch? Unlikely in public schools since we barely have enough soap and paper towels. He likely puts his gross fingers all over the mask.

Yeah, no thanks. My kid takes several cloth masks. Changes his after lunch, and I was them all twice a week in a mess bag. Easy, clean and it has worked beautifully all this time that my kid has been masked.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Focus on your own kids and their masks. Please let other parents manage their own child.

This. I’m fine with my kids in cloth masks. You do what works for you and let other parents do what works for them. TYVM

Oy
But your choices impact my kids. As well as all the kids in the school. There's enough data out there showing cloth masks aren't very good at protection from omicron (see Leana Wen's most recent op-ed)

Oh quit it with that nonsense. Lots of choices that other families make affect your kids. Do you complain when kids eat breakfast in the classroom? They are eating unmasked and that affects your kid way more than my kid in a 3-layer cloth mask.

If you are THAT concerned about your kid catching Covid (which is fine, do what works for you), then you should have chosen virtual academy.

Or is this just about how you want to be able to control everything that everyone else does?

Our kids eat outside. They have the choice and we signed up early on. The breakfast kids eat in the cafeteria, not in class. Virtual academy doesn't work for our family for many reasons.

No, its not that I want to control everything. Its that I'd like the school not to close if we can do something more. Also, I have a parent with cancer that I care for regularly and would rather not infect him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Focus on your own kids and their masks. Please let other parents manage their own child.

This. I’m fine with my kids in cloth masks. You do what works for you and let other parents do what works for them. TYVM

But your choices impact my kids. As well as all the kids in the school. There's enough data out there showing cloth masks aren't very good at protection from omicron (see Leana Wen's most recent op-ed)

Not if your child’s masks is as effective as you claim it to be. You knew the risks and chose in person- deal with it.

For the mask to be optimally effective, everyone needs to have the same quality. I believe high grade masks in public is the law in some countries (germany, maybe?)