Face Masks Might Actually Increase Infection Risk for COVID-19 Infection Specialist
One thing that won't help to combat the number of infections, and might even hinder efforts, is the wide spread use of different types of face masks that are, wrongly believed to be effective at preventing the transmission of the virus from one person to another. One thing that will not help combat the number of infections, and may even hinder efforts, is the widespread use of different types of face masks that are wrongly believed to be effective in preventing the transmission of the virus from one person to another. As infection specialist Eli Perencevich, MD, a professor of medicine and epidemiology at the University of Iowa's College of Medicine, told Forbes, the vast majority of people should not wear a face mask, even if there are cases of the coronavirus in their communities. As the Infection Specialist Eli Perencevich, MD, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of Iowa College of Medicine, told Forbes, the vast majority of people should not we...