Experts: Wearing 2 masks helps prevent COVID spread. But will more people double up?
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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021 file photo, a state legislator adjusts her face masks while asking a question at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. A government study released on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, finds that wearing two masks can better than one, in protecting against coronavirus infection. But health officials are stopping short of recommending that everyone double-up. “The first challenge is to get as many as people as possible masking. And then for those that do mask, to help them get the best benefit out of that mask, said Dr. John Brooks of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Rogelio V. Solis / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less