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Study that touted neck gaiters as effective face coverings against COVID-19 is questioned

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Questions have risen over a new study that claims neck gaiters do help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Researchers from the University of Georgia (UGA) found that the popular face coverings provided up to a 96 percent reduction in respiratory droplets compared to no mask at all. Previous studies have disputed the effectiveness … Read more

Neck gaiters DO work, study finds

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 Popular neck gaiters do help to stop the spread of coronavirus, new research suggests.  It comes after a Duke University study suggested that the popular face coverings might actually make infectious particles spread more easily, rather than blocking their escape from a contagious person.  But Virginia Tech scientists were skeptical about those findings and put … Read more