KN95s tend to be cheaper than N95s for no other reason than they come from overseas; that's how I stocked up. Plus, if you can weather the added aggro, it makes plague rat anglos quietly seethe seeing a reminder of the thing that 'sTrIpPeD aWaY tHeIr LiBeRtIeS'; and I value unsettling the Nurglites.

Thanks for all the replies, I'll be wearing more masks from now on lol

I try to wear one every time I go out, but occasionally find myself without one. Even so, every percent you cut down your chance of transmission is good, especially with how little effort wearing a mask is. Plus there's cameras and pigs everywhere, so that's an added benefit. Not to mention all the other diseases that are often worse after having covid.

A mask lowers the likelihood of getting infected through your mouth and nose. How effective this is depends on a lot of things, including your other safety measures (washing hands, not touching your face, avoiding crowds) and the mask's seal and filtering effectiveness. But very generally speaking, decreasing the viral load itself lessens the severity of infections you may still get, and helps bring down the R number of diseases socially.

I bought a box of 3M Auras (from a verified source to ensure they aren't counterfeit, not Amazon), and they came out to ~$1 each. I reuse them until they don't work anymore, get too dirty, or something breaks. I have like 15 in rotation at any time, cycling through three bags so that each one sits for a week or two before reuse.

N95Gang says masks are sexy and functional!

I always wear an N95 and use a nasal spray when I got out in public indoor spaces and the rare times I have to do the outdoor crowds. I also wear an N95 at home because I live with family who "after Covid" swung wildly back towards being total germ cultists and spending months at a time sick with "allergies." Despite them passing their "allergies" back and forth like trading cards for months at a time, I haven't caught a communicable disease since I started masking full time a couple years ago.🤞

edit: forgot to put after Covid in quotes.🤪

You should mask up in public indoor spaces and crowded outdoor spaces. Wear at least a KN95. This significantly protects you from COVID.

Others wearing masks would be better but this doesn't mean masks won't protect you. You should try to get COVID as few times as possible to reduce the chances of complications. It will also help protect people around you, particularly the immunocompromised.

High quality respirators, especially KN95s and even better are N95s, protect you considerably. I haven't been sick since 2019.

Echoing the others to say that wearing an *N95 will provide some protection to you, as well as those around you. I wear one every time I'm indoors in public spaces or outside in large crowds.