Face Masks Cut Disease Spread in the Lab, but Have Less Impact in the Community. We Need to Know Why

11/24/20

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In controlled laboratory situations, face masks appear to do a good job of reducing the spread of coronavirus (at least in hamsters) and other respiratory viruses. However, evidence shows mask-wearing policies seem to have had much less impact on the community spread of COVID-19.

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