One-way masking can still protect against Covid infection, experts say.
Though most health experts agree universal masking, along with vaccinations, remains the best public health strategy against the spread of the virus, people can still benefit from wearing a mask even if no one else around them is.
However, since the omicron variant is so contagious and it is still spreading so widely in the U.S., the protection from the mask may be a bit less, regardless of one's vaccination status, said Cheryl Healton, dean of the New York University School of Global Public Health. It found that when someone wore a cloth mask, the odds of testing positive for Covid infection were reduced by 56 percent. A surgical mask lowered the odds by 66 percent. People who wore an N95 or KN95 were 83 percent less likely to test positive for Covid.on masks for the general public, saying people “may choose” to wear N95 and KN95 masks because they offer the best protection against this virus.
The masks are so good because of the way the fibers are arranged and because they usually contain an electrocharged layer that can neutralize the virus coming in or out of the mask, he said.allows people to"live as normally as possible but still stay safe," Dhillon said. Some people find N95 masks uncomfortable to wear, he said, but “there’s an array of N95 masks you can find that are actually more comfortable than the surgical or cloth masks.
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