CDC Officially Recommends Double Masking
February 11, 2021 4:08AM CST
(KFOR NEWS February 11, 2021) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding you wearing a mask slows the spread of COVID-19 and protects others…and two masks are even better.
Wearing a cloth mask over a disposable mask can block up to 92.5% of infectious particles from being transmitted, according to the CDC.
CDC researchers say it’s not so much the two layers over the nose and mouth that increases protection; it’s the fact that they form a tighter fit around the edges, which is wear particles can slip out.
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