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MIT Medical provides a concise breakdown of cloth masks. [ READ @ medical.mit.edu ] How do I choose a cloth face mask? The expert team at MIT Medical is answering your COVID-19 questions! [ CONTACT - medical@mit.edu ] Find the right mask and stay safe!

Researchers from Duke University studied 14 different masks by measuring filtration of expelled droplets during speech. The researchers offer a "simple optical measurement method" that is both "inexpensive and can be built and operated by non-experts". [READ @ advances.sciencemag.org] Low-Cost Measurement of Face Mask Efficacy for Filtering Expelled Droplets During Speech BEST MASKS Top-Tier: "Fitted N95- 14 " and "Surgical- 1 " 2nd-Tier: "Poly/cotton- 5 " and "PolyProp- 4 " 3rd-Tier: "Cotton5- 13 " and "Cotton2- 7 " WORST MASKS Bottom-Tier: "Neck Gaiter- 11 " 2nd-Bottom-Tier: "None" 3rd-Bottom-Tier: "Bandana- 12 "

"CDC recommends that you wear masks in public settings around people who don’t live in your household and when you can’t stay 6 feet away from others. Masks help stop the spread of COVID-19 to others." [READ @ cdc.gov] How to Select, Wear, and Clean Your Mask