@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-09 23:58:46
Surgical face masks provide inadequate protection against
flu-like illnesses including Covid,
and should be replaced by respirator-level masks
– worn every time doctors and nurses are face to face with a patient,
according to a group of experts urging changes to World Health Organization guidelines.
There is “no rational justification remaining for prioritising or using”
the surgical masks that are ubiquitous in hospitals and clinics globally,
given …
