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Garden Rose, Why you should upgrade your mask as the Omicron variant spreads

"Dr. Leana Wen: Cloth masks are useless… "

It is not true to say cloth masks are useless. Where social distancing is hard,
or even inside where it's easy, any mask is still better than no mask.

By Kristen Rogers, CNN
Updated 1628 GMT (0028 HKT) December 24, 2021

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"We need to be wearing at least a three-ply surgical mask," she said, which is also known as a disposable mask and can be found at most drugstores and some grocery and retail stores. "You can wear a cloth mask on top of that, but do not just wear a cloth mask alone."

Ideally, in crowded places, "you should be wearing a KN95 or N95 mask," which can be as inexpensive as a few dollars each, Wen added. By having a better fit and certain materials -- such as polypropylene fibers -- acting as both mechanical and electrostatic barriers, these masks better prevent tiny particles from getting into your nose or mouth and must be fitted to your face to function properly.

Changing guidance

During the first several months of the pandemic, health experts discouraged the general public from buying N95 masks, since medical professionals were facing a shortage of personal protection equipment. But it has "been many months since supply of N95s (has been) an issue," Wen said.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/12/24/health/cloth-mask-omicron-variant-wellness/index.html