Masks look good-but do they work?

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More than 100,000 face masks have hit the market. They come in a variety of colors, designs and materials. They are a pandemic necessity. But what they don’t come with is a label that says how well they block infectious particles — a fundamental omission that has frustrated public health officials.

That could soon change, however. A set of federal standards for minimum filter efficiency and labels indicating which products meet them are being developed for the bewildering marketplace for masks and other face coverings.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/16/...n-find-out

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You realize masks don't protect against viruses, right?

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it is can't and just wait for vaccine.

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Masks do not protect against viruses, they prevent you from getting infected in the first place.

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More than 100,000 face masks have hit the market. They come in a variety of colors, designs and materials. They are a pandemic necessity. But what they don’t come with is a label that says how well they block infectious particles — a fundamental omission that has frustrated public health officials.

That could soon change, however. A set of federal standards for minimum filter efficiency and labels indicating which products meet them are being developed for the bewildering marketplace for masks and other face coverings.

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/16/...n-find-out

masks don't guarantee that you'll be 100 percent safe but using one will greatly decrease your chance of getting it in the first place. surgical masks and n95 masks work the best but i'm pretty sure that fabric masks work too, just not as effectively as the two that i have said previously/

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Face mask help lower the risk of yourself getting infected and also lower the risk of others getting infected.