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Yes, There are More Updated Mask Usage Recommendations

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Ridgewood NJ,  according to Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security on February 10, the US CDC published updated guidance regarding ways to improve the efficacy of facemasks, which supplements existing mask guidance. The recommendations focus on 2 principal factors in how masks provide protection: fit and filtering ability. The CDC continues to recommend wearing a “mask [that] fits snugly against your face” and selecting masks that have multiple layers to filter respiratory droplets. The new guidance includes several additional recommendations and tips for improving both aspects of mask use.

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“DOUBLE MASKING”, increased effectiveness questioned by medical professionals

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Ridgewood NJ, DOUBLE MASKING The idea of “double masking”—ie, wearing 2 masks on top of one another rather than a single mask—has emerged over the past week or so in the US. The idea itself is not new, but it gained attention following recent comments by Dr. Anthony Fauci in support of wearing multiple masks. Dr. Fauci’s comments reference emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants that appear to be more transmissible than those circulating earlier in the pandemic, which could necessitate enhanced risk mitigation measures to sufficiently reduce transmission risk. Wearing an extra mask aims to provide additional layers of filtration for inhaled and exhaled air with the ultimate goal of further decreasing SARS-CoV-2 transmission risk.

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