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Eugenia O’Kelly, Fast Company
Fri, 04/23/2021 - 2:00am

You’re wearing them wrong. During the pandemic, the prevailing thought has been that a high-filtration mask—such as an N95, KN95, or FFP3—should offer better protection than a surgical or fabric mask. However, recent research I conducted with colleagues at the University of Cambridge suggests this isn’t necessarily the case. For these masks to be highly protective, they must properly fit the wearer, but often they don’t.Read Full Story

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