A cloth mask is better than no mask, but N95, KN95 and KF94 masks are better protection against omicron, experts say
Public health experts are warning that the single-layer cloth masks that have become popular during the pandemic actually do not provide enough protection against COVID-19, especially in the face of the omicron variant — although it should be noted that any face covering is still better than wearing nothing at all.
“We need to be promoting better high-quality masks everywhere, because right now a single-layer cloth mask just isn’t cutting it against omicron,” agreed former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams on CNN’s AC360 last Thursday. “We need more testing. We need better masking. That’s how we get through this.”
New York City is also distributing 500,000 test kits and 1 million KN95 masks through community-based organizations in light of a new spike in cases, including almost 50,000 on Christmas Eve alone. The KF94 masks filter 94% of aerosol particulates, and meet the South Korean government’s standards. They haven’t been granted EUA by the FDA for health care settings yet.
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