Some beards and moustaches can make face masks ineffective, CDC warns

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Facial hair styles such as mutton chops can interfere with effectiveness of respirators

, stubble, or mutton chops can interfere with the protection provided by the mask, which works to remove contaminants from the air and covers at least the nose and mouth.Download now

 

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Oh now watch all the skin chins appear 🤣

Beards and moustaches are very unhygienic,they can carry viruses and infections.

Couldn’t you have just linked the picture here and informed us?

KRock_19 here you go, just in case

This is obvious. The real headline should be 'Some masks are ineffective' as the majority of them only stop a certain size of particle.

Luckily I'm a gentleman who still believes in a close clean shave.

Use a big one

I haven't read any study that shows face masks are at all effective in any case..

Hitler gets the CDC seal of approval

And the sound of hipsters weeping fills the air.

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