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Students help to clear up pandemic communication Published Friday, Jun. 4, 2021, 9:14 pm Join AFP s 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes and Spotify News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com (© ezstudiophoto – stock.adobe.com) Through 2020, the face mask proved to be an effective barrier to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. But for many people who rely on facial expressions and lip-reading to communicate, masks also proved to be an effective barrier to understanding. Such was the situation that students in Virginia Tech’s Master of Public Health (MPH) program found themselves in the early days of the pandemic as they served alongside New River Health District staff to help senior citizens living in long-term care facilities.

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