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		DanBC on April 7, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Apple Faceshield Yes, you're right. That first point was about the DIY cotton masks, not fluid resistant surgical masks.

SamBam on April 8, 2020 [–]

Right, but even with a cotton mask the worry is hand-to-mask, not the other way around.

When you're out in the world, the potential concentration of viruses will generally be much greater on your hands than on the outside of your mask.

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