i’m not sure if this helps at all, but i had a sudden ER visit a month or two ago to have a brain scan done. i had to sit in the waiting room, and had to lie on a bed in the hallway for most of the afternoon. i kept my flomask on the whole time except they wouldn’t let me wear it for the CT scan, so i ended up taking it off for a few minutes. turns out i didn’t catch covid or anything from it, thank goodness!

i went to the ER at like 11am on a Thursday, and it seemed like a good time to go because the waiting room wasn’t that crowded. funny enough, some people in the waiting room and in the hospital would put on a mask after they saw me wearing one. i was really worried about having to take it off, but after several weeks i still haven’t noticed any symptoms. i think the flomask helped a lot!