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>> WHETHER YOU LIKE THE MASK OR
NOT, THEY HAVE AN IMPACT.
>> Reporter: MASKS HAVE BECOME
THE MUST-HAVE ACCESSORY OF 2020
WORN TO HELP SLOW THE SPREAD OF
COVID-19 ACCORDING TO GUIDANCE
FROM THE CDC.
WHILE FACE COVERINGS COME IN A
VARIETY OF FORMS, NEW RESEARCH
SUGGESTS THERE’S ONLY ONE WAY TO
WEAR THEM EFFECTIVELY.
THEY SHOULD COVER YOUR MOUTH AND
ESPECIALLY YOUR NOSE.
AS ONCE DEMONSTRATED BY GOVERNOR
ANDREW CUOMO.
>> THIS IS A MASK.
THIS IS A CHIN GUARD.
NOBODY TOLD YOU TO WEAR A CHIN
GUARD.
WEAR A MASK.
>> Reporter: ACCORDING TO A NEW
STUDY BY RESEARCHERS AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA,
THE CELLS LINING THE NOSE WERE
SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY TO
BECOME INFECTED WITH AND SHED
THE CORONAVIRUS THAN THOSE
LINING THE THROAT AND LUNGS.
MEANING EVERY TIME AN INFECTED
PERSON EXHALES THROUGH THEIR
NOSE, THEY’RE LIKELY RELEASING A
HIGHER CONCENTRATION OF VIRUS
THAN IF EXHALING THROUGH THEIR
MOUTH.
THESE FINDINGS LEAVE NO ROOM FOR
THE SO-CALLED CHIN STRAP LOOK.
>> IF SOMEBODY’S WEARING A MASK
COVERING THEIR MOUTH BUT NOT
THEIR NOSE, THEN THEY’RE STILL
GETTING A MAJORITY OF THE VIRUS
IN THEIR BODY OUT INTO THE
ENVIRONMENT WHICH MEANS THEY CAN
INFECT OTHER PEOPLE.
BRINGING THAT MASK UP COVERING
THE NOSE IS ONE OF THE MOST
IMPORTANT STEPS YOU CAN MAKE.
>> Reporter: IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG
TO SNIFF OUT SOME UNCOVERED
NOSES WHILE WALKING THE STREETS
OF NEW YORK CITY.
DID YOU KNOW YOU’RE WEARING YOUR
MASK WRONG?
>> I DIDN’T.
>> Reporter: YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO
COVER YOUR MOUTH AND NOSE.
HOW HARD IS IT TO WEAR YOUR MASK
OVER YOUR NOSE AND MOUTH?
>> I CAN’T BREATHE.
>> Reporter: DO YOU MIND TELLING
ME WHY YOU’RE WEARING YOURS NOT
OVER YOUR NOSE?
BECAUSE IT’S HOT.
>> Reporter: HOW COME YOU DON’T
HAVE YOUR NOSE COVERED?
>> MY NOSE IS COVERED.
>> Reporter: NOW IT IS.
ASIDE FROM COVERING YOUR NOSE
AND MOUTH CORRECTLY, MASK
MATERIAL MATTERS.
A FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
STUDY SHOWED BANDANNAS ALLOWED
COUGH DROPLETS TO FLY THREE FEET
WHILE FITTED CLOTH MASKS STOPPED
THEM AT 2 1/2 INCHES.
AND IF YOU’RE MAKING A MASK,
THIS STUDY SAYS DOUBLE THE
LAYERS.
>> THE TWO LAYERS OR MORE IS
WHAT YOU NEED IN HOMEMADE MASKS.
AND THE CDC SAYS HOMEMADE CLOTH
MASKS WORK WELL.
THE MORE LAYERS YOU HAVE, THE
BETTER.
TWO BEING THE MINMINIMUM.
>> THIS MASK ACTUALLY HAS A
POCKET FOR A FILTER.
YOU CAN PUT A COFFEE FILTER
INSIDE OR YOU CAN FIND A PAPER
FILTER ONLINE.
REMEMBER THE MASK REALLY SHOULD
FIT SNUGLY OVER YOUR NOSE AND
YOUR MOUTH AND ALSO -- HELLO.
ALSO YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE IT
DOESN’T MOVE AROUND WHEN YOU’RE
TALKING.
WASH THEM REGULARLY AND YOU WANT
MULTIPLE MASKS SO YOU CAN
ALTERNATE.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE SAID WHAT
THAT ONE WOMAN SAID.
SHE DIDN’T LIKE WEARING IT
BECAUSE SHE FELT LIKE SHE
COULDN’T BREATHE PROPERLY.
BUT WHAT DOES SCIENCE SAY ABOUT
THAT?
>> IT DOES FEEL LIKE IT’S HARD
TO BREATHE BUT SILENCE AND THE
AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION PUT
OUT THIS STATEMENT SAYING MASKS
ARE DESIGNED TO BE BREATHED
THROUGH AND THERE’S NO EVIDENCE
THAT LOW OXYGEN LEVELS OCCUR.
NOW, THEY DID SAY IF YOU HAVE
LUNG CONDITIONS USING A MEDICAL
N95 MASK COULD CAUSE SOME CARBON
DIOXIDE BUILDUP IN YOUR BODY BUT
THAT’S ONLY IF YOU HAVE A
MEDICAL CONDITION.
REMEMBER THOSE N95 MASKS ARE
ONLY TO BE WORN IF YOU ARE A
MEDICAL WORKER.
BY THE WAY, CHECK OUT THIS
EMERGENCY MEDICINE DOCTOR IN
DUBLIN, IRELAND.
HE ACTUALLY DID AN EXPERIMENT
WEARING SEVEN MASKS.
AND HE SHOWED THERE WERE NO
CHANGES IN HIS OXYGEN LEVELS AND
NO ISSUES WITH HIS CARBON DYE
DIOXIDES IN THEM.
>> WHAT ABOUT THOSE WITH VENTS
IN THEM?
THEY LOOK LIKE PAINTER MASKS.
>> THOSE MASKS ARE NOT HELPFUL
BECAUSE THEY ALLOW YOUR GERMS TO
ESCAPE THROUGH THE VENT.
THAT’S NOT HELPING TO PROTECT
PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
THOSE MASKS WERE DESIGNED TO
MAKE IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO
BREATHE IF THEY’RE PAINTING OR
DOING WOOD WORKING.
SO THEY DON’T BREATHE IN THE
DUST.
THEY’RE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR THE
VIRUS.
>> I SAW SOME.
>> THEY LOOK MORE OFFICIAL.
>> KIDS MAY BE GOING BACK TO
SCHOOL IN SOME PLACES.
WHAT MASKS SHOULD THEY HAVE?
>> YES.
SO THIS IS A NEW THING.
THE CDC IS REALLY SAYING IN
ADDITION TO THE CRAYONS,
PENCILS, NOTEBOOKS, YOU SHOULD
HAVE THE CLOTH MASKS ON THOSE
BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLY LISTS.
SEVERAL BECAUSE KIDS LOSE
THINGS.
ALSO TEACHERS SHOULD REALLY
CONSIDER THESE FACE SHIELDS IF
THEY ARE WORKING WITH STUDENTS
THAT ARE HEARING IMPAIRED OR
THEY’RE LEARNING HOW TO SPEAK
ENGLISH OR HOW TO READ.
IT’S IMPORTANT TO SEE YOUR
TEACHER’S FACE AND YOUR MOUTH
MOVING.
IF YOU’RE BUYING THINGS FOR YOUR