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LORI DAY: With a surgical mask drooping off of just one ear ... Some people thought that they were funny, and other people were just aghast. But I have other friends that are like me.

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In light of coronavirus, and everyone and their mothers buying surgical ... on your face and protect yourself from... absolutely nothing. They're not actual, medically-approved masks people.

Our verdict Face masks, especially surgical masks, have been shown to reduce Covid-19 infection. A post on Instagram claims a Stanford study has shown face masks are ineffective at blocking Covid-19 ...

The omicron variant of COVID-19 has health authorities encouraging folks to upgrade from cloth masks to N95s, KN95s or at the very least, surgical masks. Dr. Elizabeth Matsui, an allergist ...

A study that looked into community masking in Bangladesh found that face masks made of cloth are less effective than surgical masks. The filtration efficiency of cloth masks was 37 percent ...

However, these should be our last resort, they warn. Share on Pinterest A recent study explains why surgical face masks could help protect against the new coronavirus — as the last line of defense.

Walk around the city, where wearing a mask in public places is mandatory, and blue disposable surgical face masks dominate, much to the dismay of environmentalists, who have raised concerns about ...