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Nanook, here's an illustration of how N95 respirators actually work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAdanPfQdCA

No idea where you got that 2% figure, but here's a study showing how effective N95s really are (very! though not perfect, and fit matters): https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/cmr.00124-23

And here's the layperson's account of that research: https://theconversation.com/yes-masks-reduce-the-risk-of-spreading-covid-despite-a-review-saying-they-dont-198992

Here's more information about the damage COVID can do to the body: https://www.panaccindex.info/p/what-covid-19-does-to-the-body-fifth

Good wishes on your health.