Cloth face coverings are less effective at protecting against COVID-19 than surgical masks and respirators, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.
Cloth face coverings are less effective at protecting against COVID-19 than surgical masks and respirators, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in an updated guidance on Friday.
The N95s and KN95s been previously prioritized for healthcare workers, but the agency said there is no longer a supply shortage concern.This marks the CDC’s first update on facial coverings since last September – before the worldwide Omicron variant surge – when the agency urged the use of the disposable N95 face coverings if ample supplies were available.
If a respirator face covering is not available, the CDC recommended wearing a disposable mask underneath a cloth mask. “Our main message continues to be that any mask is better than no mask,” Kristen Nordlund, a CDC spokeswoman, said in a statement.
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