Because most cheaper masks don't filter out 95% of particulates like KN95 or N95 masks do. They create a tighter seal against your face and are shaped to human faces more. and now with Omicron it is more important than ever to be wearing some kind of 95 or 94 mask because of how infectious Omicron is.
For most people, getting Omicron isn't the long term problem. The long term problem is Long Covid or Senile covid that hasn't been worked out regarding Omicron.
So, Yes. Most people will survive Omicron and most will not even have to go to the hospital. But, will you have debilitating symptoms that plague you for weeks, months or years afterwords?
It's sort of like getting chicken pox as a child and then getting shingles when you are older. What other problems will even getting Omicron do to you even if you have vaccines and are boosted both?
Another thing that is possible with 95 or 94 masks is that you can soak then in Hot water in your bathroom sink and then hang them dry and re-use them. You don't want to be scrubbing them you mostly want to soak them in Hot water for a few hours or even a day in your bathroom sink. Then I set them on my faucets to drain and finally I hang them up on shutter handles to the window in my bathroom after they drip dry enough. After they dry a day I can reuse the masks.
This way you clear any virus from your masks without harming the masks themselves. you don't want to scrub these masks though because you might weaken the seal either in the mask body or the parts that go against your face to create a seal.
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