OzSAGE

Working Group: Community Masks

We urgently need better masks (respirators)

Australia is an outlier in not yet recommending or providing high-quality face coverings that provide filtration- respirators (N95/P2/KF94/FFP2) to the community. The Covid-19 virus is transmitted through breathing in small particles known as ‘aerosols’ that contain the virus. These small particles are produced by breathing, talking, and coughing, and they float and linger in the […]
Working Group: All Advice Documents, Community Masks
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Community mask use

OzSAGE today released scientific guidance on the use of masks in the community, showing how to increase mask effectiveness, which is critical to keep COVID in check as restrictions are relaxed and more mixing and movement of people occurs. If we don’t increase mask use and mask effectiveness as restrictions are lifted, we risk a surge of […]
Working Group: Community Masks
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