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Two masks give enough protection to prevent the COVID-19 virus from entering through the nose and mouth
Adding layers of cloth but eliminating any gaps or poor-fitting areas of a mask
When a procedure mask is worn over a cloth mask, FFE improved by 16 per cent.
New York: A new study revealed that wearing two face coverings can nearly double the effectiveness of filtering out SARS-CoV-2-sized particles, preventing them from reaching the wearer’s nose and mouth and causing COVID-19.
The reason for the enhanced filtration isn`t so much adding layers of cloth but eliminating any gaps or poor-fitting areas of a mask, according to the study published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Double masking can be potent to protect people from COVID-19: Study ANI | Updated: Apr 17, 2021 14:45 IST
Washington [US], April 17 (ANI): A new study by the University of North Carolina Health Care shows that wearing two face coverings can nearly double the effectiveness of filtering out SARS-CoV-2-sized particles, preventing them from reaching the wearer s nose and mouth and causing COVID-19.
The findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine also states that the reason for the enhanced filtration is not about adding too many layers of cloth but eliminating any gaps or poor-fitting areas of a mask. The medical procedure masks are designed to have very good filtration potential based on their material, but the way they fit our faces isn t perfect, said Emily Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, associate professor of infectious diseases at the UNC School of Medicine and lead author of the study.
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Double-Masking Can Be Potent To Protect People From Covid: Study Double-Masking Can Be Potent To Protect People From Covid: Study The findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine also states that the reason for the enhanced filtration is not about adding too many layers of cloth but eliminating any gaps or poor-fitting areas of a mask.
According to the study, the baseline fitted filtration efficiency of a mask differs with each person.
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A new study by the University of North Carolina Health Care shows that wearing two face coverings can nearly double the effectiveness of filtering out SARS-CoV-2-sized particles, preventing them from reaching the wearer s nose and mouth and causing COVID-19.
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Double Masking Can Increase Protection Against COVID-19, Says Study
Double masking can provide a higher level of protection from COVID-19, concluded a study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina Health Care.
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Double masking can provide a higher level of protection from COVID-19, concluded a study led by researchers at the University of North Carolina Health Care about filtration of SARS-CoV-2-type molecules through face coverings. As most nations are rocked with the second or third wave of the novel coronavirus, the findings of the study published in JAMA Internal Medicine on April 16 has stated that the reason for the enhanced filtration of two masks is not about adding too many layers of cloth but eliminating any gaps of poor-fitting areas of the mask.