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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]2 or 3 each.   Mostly Amazon, but Vogmask too when they are in stock.  They have 4 different sizes.  And they are easy to breathe through, but pricey. [/quote]

Re: Vogmask, it's vented. The "easy to breathe through" part makes them a problematic choice if you are wearing masks believing that "My mask protects you, your mask protects me." Vented masks don't protect other people. I get that they're more comfortable and cooler because of the vent but they defeat the purpose of everyone wearing masks.

"When you wear a mask with a valve, a significant portion of your exhalations are entirely unfiltered. A normal cotton mask is far from perfect at capturing virus particles that you might inhale or exhale. (Surgical masks were originally invented to protect patients from coughing and sneezing, not pathogens from the air!) But when you add the valve, you aren’t even filtering your breath with cotton. Your mouth is essentially an open exhaust."

https://www.fastcompany.com/90496717/what-is-a-mask-valve-and-why-are-cities-banning-them

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/ditch-valve-face-mask-pros-cons/story?id=70511555

There's been quite a bit of other coverage besides what I linked here. Of course if a younger kid is resistant and will only wear a vented mask, that's what you choose! But for the rest of us, it's a choice to reconsider. 
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