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! Masks/respirator type !! Advantages !! Disadvantages
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| Bandana || Better than nothing. Decreases droplets spray from more than 8 feet to about 4 feet. An adequate piece of cloth can be repurposed. || "Only reduces the droplets by about 50 per cent and neck fleeces increase the amount of spray, probably by dispersing the largest droplets into many smaller droplets."<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com">{{cite web |title=Why wearing a bandana face-mask is a very bad idea |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/why-wearing-a-bandana-face-mask-is-a-very-bad-idea/cotton-alternatives/slideshow/77741019.cms |website=economictimes.indiatimes.com |access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>
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| T-shirt mask || ||
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| Store-bought cloth mask || ||
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| Cloth masks with filter || ||
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| Neck gaiters and balaclavas || ||
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| Disposable surgical mask || ||
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| Cone-style masks || ||
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| N95 and other respirators || It offers the most protection against {{w|COVID 2019}} and other respiratory diseases. Reduces droplet transmission to less than 0.1 per cent.<ref name="economictimes.indiatimes.com"/> ||
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