Which mask is right for you?
I hope you all had a safe and healthy 4th of July, and that you keep making safe choices to keep yourself, your loved ones and your community healthy. COVID-19 cases keep rising in the U.S., particularly in states that either don’t have face mask requirements or aren’t enforcing them. A vaccine is months away at best, so until then it’s up to us to control this pandemic as best we can using the few tools we have available. Face masks have been proven to reduce the spread of COVID-19; everyone over 2 years old should be wearing one anytime they are out in public or around people who don’t live in their household.
Now that face masks are finally catching on, there are so many to choose from. It can be hard to choose which kind is right for you. Fortunately, the AIP Physics of Fluids published a fascinating study visually comparing the effectiveness of various kinds of commonly worn face coverings.