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Beard = Covid Secure
I've just had my team face fit tested. Only 3 passed the FFP3 and only 2 passed the FFP2 test out of 8 people.
Face fit test basically uses a little machine hooked up to a mask to see how well it ensures what you breathe goes through the mask rather than around it rendering it useless.
Beards can be a big issue, you can get bigger masks which cover more of the face and head if you have a beard but it does start to look a bit crazy.
If you can be fitted for one go for it, if you have a beard shave it off. I’d rather breathe safely than persist in having a beard.
I’d rather breathe safely than persist in having a beard
Quitter!
If in Scotland(possibly rest of UK also, I don't know) you can pick up some test kits at your local vaccination point.
Can you expand on that
Yes, sorry. You need to make sure the type and size seals well on your face. Not everyone can get a good seal. They test by using a spray while you wear the mask, with a hood over your head. Slowly increasing the amount of spray, if you can taste the spray within a certain limit then it's of no use.
It also demonstrates if you now how to wear it correctly, rather than just being handed a mask.