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2022-09-04 18:41:52 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 676CF950A5AA3D71A506A1B8806145E242FED41937B36BB7BF24046FA293E745
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Research shows that well-fitting masks "protect against Covid" [Nature]. Mask wearing in community settings reduces SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Cloth masks are not as effective as surgical masks, KN94 masks or N95 respirations (lay people call these 'masks'). https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02457-y https://www.mpg.de/17916867/coronavirus-masks-risk-protection https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2021/10/commentary-what-can-masks-do-part-1-science-behind-covid-19-protection https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2119266119 https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/types-of-masks.html https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7106e1.htm
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