Face masks offer the most protection against the spread of virus-carrying particles in the air when everyone wears them. But research also suggests that masks can protect the wearer alone.
Face masks offer the most protection against the spread of virus-carrying particles in the air when everyone wears them. But research also suggests that masks can protect the wearer alone, by acting as a barrier between particles and their nose and mouth. "I was actually traveling by plane yesterday when the mask requirement on public transit was removed.
— CDC February 4, 2022 Among more than 500 people who reported the type of mask they wear, masking"lowered the odds of testing positive" for Covid-19 by 56% among those who wore cloth masks, 66% among those who wore surgical masks and 83% among those who wore N95 or KN95 respirators, compared with people who wore no mask at all, according to the CDC."If everyone else is unmasked those percentages could go down," Cappa told CNN.Dr.
Ultimately, Dr. Vivek Cherian, a Chicago-based internal medicine physician and father of three young children, thinks it's too soon to roll back mask mandates for travel."In my view we shouldn't lift mask mandates in this country until everyone who wants a vaccine has access and an opportunity to get one including children under the age of five," Cherian wrote in an email Tuesday.
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