CDC says N95 masks provide the most protection against COVID-19

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its mask guidance on Friday, saying that N95 masks provide the most protection against COVID-19.

The update comes days after Rochelle Walensky, the head of the CDC, said the website is “in need of updating right now” to elaborate on the “different levels of protection different masks provide.”

The CDC said the N95 and KN95 masks provide the best protection due to its "filtering facepiece respirators."

“When worn consistently and properly, they provide the highest level of protection from particles, including the virus that causes COVID-19. Additionally, they contain your respiratory droplets and particles so you do not expose others,” the CDC said.

When properly fitted, the masks filter 95 percent of particles. The CDC warns individuals who choose an KN95 mask to be careful, as 60 percent of the masks in 2020 and 2021 were fake.

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/589861-cdc-says-n95-masks-provide-the-most-protection-against-covid-19

[mucifer]

1. we've all known that since the beginning. That's why hospitals use them to care for

covid patients since we got the covid here.

[left-of-center2012]

2. "we've all known that ..."

Apparently it needs repeating
Zillions of people still wearing cloth masks.

So, I posted the CDC warning/info (again).

[Straw Man]

3. Agreed, but ...

... today in the supermarket I saw a well-dressed woman wearing a glittery cloth mask on her chin. So I guess a lot depends on what you mean by "we."

Honestly, I felt like spitting on her. I restrained myself.

[secondwind]

4. Thanks for posting this.