CNN State of the Union With Jake Tapper and Dana Bash January 2, 2022 14:46:00
Are effective, in fact, they are. are they as effective as an n95? no. but what was being said is, rather wear a cotton or surgical mask than not wear any mask at all. and that's the point that was made. i think it was a consideration that people were saying if they're not effective, well then don't wear them. they have a degree of effectiveness and if that's the mask that's available to you, use it. if you want a higher degree of protection, go to a higher quality of mask. but the masks that are being used, the surgical masks do give you a degree of protection. maybe not as the ultimate that ...