Cloth masks do protect the wearer – breathing in less coronavirus means you get less sick
- Written by Monica Gandhi, Professor of Medicine, Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
When people wear masks, they can still get infected, but they're more likely to have milder symptoms.Wenmei Zhou/Digital Vision Vectors via Getty Images
Masks slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2 by reducing how much infected people spray the virus into the environment around them when they cough or talk. Evidence from laboratory experiments, hospitals and...
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