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With the coronavirus evolving to be more contagious, it might take fewer virus particles to make you sick. Just maintaining the same level of protection you had against the initial strain therefore requires a more effective mask. But the choices are bewildering, ranging from the gold-standard N95s to highly effective surgical masks to a slew of reusable options that range from good to fraudulent.
“We use N95 masks in the hospital, and I’ve taken care of more Covid patients than I can count,” says Abraar Karan, MD, an internal medicine physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. “Many of them were not wearing masks and coughed right in my face, and I never got infected.”
Biden’s ’100 Days Masking Challenge’: Where to buy the best high-filtration masks
Updated Feb 01, 2021;
Posted Jan 28, 2021
President Joe Biden signs his first executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)AP
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With the goal of curbing the rapid spread of the coronavirus, the president is asking all Americans to wear masks in public as part of his “100 Days Masking Challenge.”
To help accomplish this goal, President Joe Biden’s administration recently issued a mask mandate requiring individuals to wear masks on federal property. In addition, travelers are also now required to wear face coverings while on planes, trains, buses and at airports, according to a report by CBS News.
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