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Study Shows Surgical Masks Not Protective Against Bacterial, Viral Infections

  • October 05, 2020

A 3M technical bulletin released in early June reports that surgical masks are not the way to go if you want the best protection from bioaerosols including SARS-CoV-2. No matter which contaminant you’re fighting — coronavirus or tuberculosis, Hantavirus or anthrax — a certified particulate N95 respirator offers the best protection for the wearer. In fact, research done in 2014 comparing surgical masks to N95 respirators showed that respirators offered almost twice the...