Between the time the pandemic began and the year ended, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized over 14.6 million counterfeit face masks entering the US.
Double face masks? N95? Protect yourself against new Covid-19 variants with these mask upgrades
A man wears a double mask as he visits Times Square in New York on December 10, 2020. - US President-elect Joe Biden said he will ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his administration to curtail the spread of coronavirus. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP)
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It’s time to up your mask game.
As new, more-contagious coronavirus variants circulate, doctors say it’s important to improve the effectiveness of your mask practices such as by “double masking to wear two at once. Numerous studies have found that masks help protect the wearers as well as those around them from the virus that causes Covid-19.
Want to know the difference between a KN95 mask and a N95 mask? Here are the answers.
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
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Not all masks offer the same kinds of protection but how different are masks (like the KN95 and N95 masks) that are almost exactly the same in name?
According to David Cennimo, an infectious disease specialist for Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, probably not too different.
When fitted to the wearer’s face and worn properly (over the nose), KN95 masks and N95 masks both filter out and capture 95% of tiny particles explaining why the number “95″ is integrated into both of their names.
COVID-19 masks: Which mask is best for you? Share Updated: 6:28 AM EST Jan 30, 2021 Sandee LaMotte, CNN Share Updated: 6:28 AM EST Jan 30, 2021
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Show Transcript WITH THE STORY NEW ON 5. WITH THIS VIRUS VARIANT, THERE S INCREASED ATTENTION ON THE TYPES OF MASKS THAT WE USE AND THERE ARE CALLS FOR IMPROVED ACCESS TO THE MORE TOP OF THE LINE MASKS. WHEN CHOOSING A MASK, THINK OF YOUR MOTHER S ADVICE DURING THE WINTER. LAYER UP. NEW VARIANTS ARE PROVING TO BE MORE CONTAGIOUS. THAT S INCREASING FOCUS ON MASKS. THIS HAS THREE LAYERS TO IT. YOU DON T NECESSARILY HAVE TO PUT ANYTHING OVER IT. CERTAINLY RESPIRATOR DOES NOT REQUIRE ANYTHING TO COVER. EXPERTS SAY IF CHOOSING A CLOTH OR HOMEMADE MASK, MULTIPLE LAYERS ARE BEST AND THE MATERIAL CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. MULTILAYERED MASK THAT PROVIDES ABSORPTION AND PREVENTING MOISTURE FROM GETTING IN FROM THE OUTSIDE. N95 ARE CONSIDERED GOLD STANDARD BUT HARD TO GET AND CURRENT