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    Engineers at Rice University created a silicone face harness that drastically improves the protection offered by standard surgical masks against the spread of airborne droplets. The harness helps to reduce leakage around the sides of surgical masks and upgrades the protection they offer to approximately match that of higher specification N95 masks. The technology was originally developed…

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    • Brilliant design thinking: This harness developed by @RiceUniversity surgeons & engineers helps to reduce leakage around the sides of surgical #masks & upgrades their protection to approximately match that of higher spec #N95 masks https://t.co/x8Y2ROZdwn #PPE via @Medgadget https://t.co/Zone5J1XL9

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    You’ve seen them a million times. You might be wearing one right now. But do you know how they work to block a potentially virus-carrying respiratory blob?

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    • Really insightful write-up in @WIRED re why #N95 masks work better: it's the physics! https://t.co/5vc2R6XQUQ A great explanation to share with your friends & loved ones, with #goodscience lessons baked in @EricTopol you will like this #VaccinesWork #COVID19 #publichealth https://t.co/CAGBiAZNcf

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    “The best mask that you wear is the one you will wear and the one you can keep on all day long,” said Dr. Rochelle Walensky.

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    • CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said they are preparing to update COVID-19 mask recommendations to emphasize the use of #N95 and #KN95 masks that better filter the virus. https://t.co/1DBSurFB5T https://t.co/vyGR1sQ7H3