Surgical Masks Provided Effective Protection of Health-Care
Workers Against H1N1, Study Suggests
ScienceDaily (Mar. 29, 2010) The effectiveness of ordinary surgical masks
as opposed to respirators in protecting health care workers against the 2009
H1N1 influenza virus has been the subject of debate. An observational study
published in the April 1, 2010 issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases, available
online, suggests that surgical masks are just as effective as respirators in
this regard.Read more:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100325143055.htm
