If You Are The Only One Wearing A Mask, Does It Still Work?
Source: Jacqueline Howard, CNN, CTV News, April 20, 2022
A CDC study published in February found that people who reported always wearing a mask indoors while in public were less likely to test positive for COVID-19 than people who didn’t.
The Biden administration’s mask requirements for airplanes and other mass transit are no longer in effect during a review of a ruling by a federal judge in Florida that struck down the order. Some travellers welcomed Monday’s ruling, but others have decided to keep their masks on.
Face masks offer the most protection against the spread of virus-carrying particles in the air when everyone wears them. But research also suggests that masks can protect the wearer alone, by acting as a barrier between particles and their nose and mouth.
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