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Your job does make your situation unique.yes and no ...
i,m a pilot in germany on an air ambulance . due to our doctors and what i,ve heared :
surgical masks are to prevent your own exhaled infected droplets to be blown out and infect others . they DO some prevention also for yourself but they are not designed or certified to fully seal when yourself inhalte so they are surely better than nothing but not a tested and certified device to fully protect yourself from corona .
cdc and also germany recommend them for 2 reasons :
- widely available
- in the scenario a mask is mandated and everybody carries one - everybody protects everybody so the system works .
in the case you are the only one who is wearing a mask , and purely for your own protection a n95 is of course better . they fully seal why you inhale and give a certified and tested own protection . but they either have and exhaust valve or are designed to blow by sidewas during exhaust so you do not protect others fully .
n95 in germany are not widely available for the public , i got them via my work and put the priority on myself and family protection , tgey are of course more expensive .
neither usa or any other country can recommend n95 for the public since there are not enough of them
Just read and follow the CDC guidelines for masks, it's that simple.