If You re Still Doing This, Your Mask Isn t Protecting You, Study Says
By Sarah Crow of Best Life |
If You re Still Doing This, Your Mask Isn t Protecting You, Study Says
Wearing a mask is an undeniably essential element in fighting COVID. However, donning a face covering doesn t mean you have carte blanche to otherwise continue life as normal. In fact, if you re engaging in certain behavior, even with a mask on, you re putting yourself at risk. According to a Jan. 2021 study published in
JMIR Public Health and Surveillance, researchers at the University of Vermont s Larner College of Medicine found that individuals who regularly wear masks may be at a greater risk of contracting COVID because they re ignoring other public safety protocols. Read on to learn more, and for another mask update, check out If You re Still Doing This, Your Mask Isn t Protecting You, Study Says.
If not accompanied by proper public education, wearing masks could lead to more infections, research shows
January 19, 2021
A novel study suggests that the behavior public officials are now mandating or recommending unequivocally to slow the spread of COVID-19 wearing a face covering should come with a caveat. If not accompanied by proper public education, the practice could lead to more infections.
Joshua Brown
A novel new study suggests that the behavior public officials are now mandating or recommending unequivocally to slow the spread of surging COVID-19 wearing a face covering should come with a caveat. If not accompanied by proper public education, the practice could lead to more infections.
Wearing a face mask is critical, but it needs to be accompanied by proper education explaining why we still need to limit our contact with others, researchers say.
A new study has come to the surprising conclusion that mask-wearing to protect against the novel coronavirus may actually increase infections. However, a closer look at the data reveals a commonality .