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Research shows the most and least effective materials for face masks

Homemade protective masks are displayed in front of the entrance of the Rhein Center shopping mall after the re-opening of the borders, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Weil am Rhein, Germany June 15, 2020. The paper reads: "Thanks! For a donation for the sewer team".   REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann - RC2P9H9KTBQC

The material of a mask can alter how effective it is against infection. Image: REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann

Mikayla Mace
Science Writer, University of Arizona
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