What happens if everyone wears two COVID-19 masks?

It is said that one head is good and two are better. But is this true of protective masks? And will two face masks help protect yourself and loved ones from COVID-19?



Back in the spring of last year, when the WHO could not decide whether everyone should wear masks, the public’s attention was attracted by photos of doctors in two masks.

Joe Biden debuts a new look ahead of campaign stops in Florida: the double mask.

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Later, the then US presidential candidate Joe Biden began to use double protection.

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The notorious daredevil Tom Cruise, who independently performs the most risky tricks, appeared in two masks on the set of the blockbuster “Mission Impossible 7”.

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— Chase Williams (@chasepwilliams) December 9, 2020



And billionaire and owner of the Dallas Cowboys professional football team Jerry Jones wore them to watch his team play.



Many guests of the inauguration of the 46th President of the United States, which took place on January 20, 2021, decided to wear two sets of masks. Hiding a medical mask red mask with rhinestones Amanda Gorman is more of an additional fashion accessory, perfectly combined with a hair dressing from Prada.

Double-masking is a sensible and easy way to lower your risk when you have to spend more time around others. t.co.nwr75WgeeE

— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 24, 2021



But the two masks of Democratic candidate Pete Buttigieg are a sensible and easy way to reduce risk, especially if circumstances require spending more time in public.

The doctors have spoken and the doctors have spoken. Dr. Anthony Fauci, one of the leading infectious disease experts in the United States, said the Centers for Disease Control could encourage Americans to wear two masks. “It certainly won’t hurt and can help. If you have a physical coating with one layer, you overlay another layer, it’s just logical to assume it will be more efficient.”

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GettyImages David Heymann, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene, said the double mask was an effective "precautionary measure." Some doctors are skeptical about wearing two masks. For example, the head of the therapeutic department of the Israeli hospital Shamar Asaf A-Rofe Galina Goltsman warns of the consequences of drowsiness and fatigue.

Dr. Fauci says the CDC may soon call for double-masks as an etra layer of protection against the deadly virus.

The CDC has said masks should be of tightly-woven material with at least two layers, to create “an obstacle course” for particles. t.co.QjpTk9Zik

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) February 2, 2021



“They want to wear two masks — let them wear them, but they don’t have to, just one. Every thing has a negative effect. On the one hand, two masks, of course, protect, through them can penetrate fewer particles of the virus, but, on the other hand, less oxygen a person breathes. He creates around his nose a high content of carbon dioxide, and he may have fatigue, drowsiness, and an increase in carbon dioxide in the blood, the doctor explained to the correspondent of RIA Novosti.

Whether or not to wear two masks is up to you. They can serve as more effective protection when it is necessary to spend some time surrounded by a large number of people. But they make it difficult to breathe, as a result of which you are likely to start moving them constantly. On the contrary, this can lead to an additional risk of infection.

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