Passengers flying on Lufthansa are required to wear a surgical mask, the FFP2, or the KN95/N95. Acceptable masks for flights with Croatia Airlines include surgical masks, FFP2, N95, or non-valved KN95 masks. Face coverings in standard FFP2, KN95, or N95, or surgical masks, are mandatory when flying Swiss International Air Lines. When flying Finnair, a […]
Abstract In the COVID-19 pandemic setting, wearing face masks has become routine and omnipresent, both in hospitals and communities. Wearing an FFP2 mask can keep you, as well as others, safe from spreading coronavirus. If you need to come into close contact with someone who is not wearing a mask, wearing an FFP2 face mask, […]
FFP2 Face Masks are equivalent to N95 Face Masks, meeting World Health Organization guidelines for protecting against Covid-19. FFP2 face masks are simply much more effective than fabric face coverings at filtering out dangerous particles, such as the particles from Covid-19. As high as infection risks are without mouth-to-nose protection, a medical-grade mask or an […]
As great the infection risk is without mouth-to-nose protection, a medical-grade mask or an FFP2 mask protects efficiently. Although a detailed analysis from researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Research in Gottingen showed that a tightly fitted FFP2 mask provides up to 75 times better protection than an appropriately fitted surgical mask, and that […]
If we wore masks with the FFP2 on the day we were attending medical appointments, this might have helped to protect the NHS workers, most of whom are advised to use Type II surgical masks. As high as infection risks are without protection from mouth and nose, a medical mask, or an FFP2, protects effectively. […]
Have you ever wondered what the letters FFP2 mean on your face masks? Don’t worry, you’re not alone – people are often confused by this seemingly random label. FFP2 stands for Filtering Face Piece Particle 2, and the labeling goes hand-in-hand with the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) rating system for particulate […]
