See the vile amount of droplets we spew into the air without masks
Researchers filmed the deluge of droplets that spew out of our mouths and noses when we talk, cough, and sneeze.
In under two minutes, the video shows how different masks block the inevitable purge of particles into the air, compared with no mask. The results, also recently published in the medical journal Thorax, underscore the critical importance of wearing masks amid a newly emerged pathogenic virus that spreads mostly by airborne transmission between people. Masks reduce the number of coronavirus particles an infected person expels into the air, which protects others, and there’s mounting evidence masks provide the wearer more protection, too. Read more...
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