Question about double masking/filters

[jordancatalano4ever]

Jan 28, 2021 13:19:00 GMT -5 statgirl said:

Jan 28, 2021 12:59:38 GMT -5 okla said:

I’ve only been at the double masking for four days, but my plan was to let each day’s mask sit for a week and then re-wear each one 4-5 times, to get a month’s use out of five masks. Should I be putting them in a bag instead of laying them out/hanging them up?

(Also a higher Ed in-person instructor) I have mine in 5 paper bags placed inside a tote. I rotate my five and put them in bags so I just have to grab the tote to mask. I have extra sanitizer, alcohol wipes, and face wipes in the tote. I wear 1/day but sometimes I grab them for weekends too, so I used 1-5 as my labels not MTWRF. The doctor that supplied me said to wait 3+ days between wearings. I separate them to minimize cross-contamination.

I also wear a pretty mask on top each day—usually math themed because I teach math.

I responded above with a pattern for crochet ear savers. I have those in the bag too. I make them during exams for my colleagues because I need something to do while watching testers and our computers are too close to students.

I do the same minus a tote. I just keep them in a shelf in my classroom closet. I wear my cloth mask into the building and before the day starts with kiddos I add my kn95. Most if not all my students wear a cloth or surgical mask. I think most of them that are wearing cloth wear the same cloth mask daily.