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A 61-year-old male asked:

Hi doctors. happy healthy holidays. what is the best mask to use for covid and is there a better mask against omicron? is double masking still a good idea?

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Dr. Gurmukh Singhanswered

Pathology 51 years experience

N-95 is the optimum mask type. There is no specific mask for Omicron.

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Answered Dec 27, 2021

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