Can you reuse a disposable mask?
- Connexions
- 2020-08-15
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends wearing face coverings to slow the spread of coronavirus, but for those who wear disposable masks, there's a frequent question: Can disposable masks like N95 and surgical masks be re-worn?
In short? Yes, but only if you take care of them correctly.
"Number one: Don't touch your mask," said Dr. Lucian Davis, an epidemiologist at the Yale School of Public Health who studies respiratory infections and noted that touching the mask could transfer virus particles onto the surface. "If you do touch your mask, wash [your hands] with soap and water or with alcohol for sure. If you need to remove it, do it in a safe place where you're not close to others."
How to safely remove, clean and store a disposable mask
To safely remove your mask and touch as little of its surface as possible, use the ear straps to remove and handle the mask. Davis said it's likely that the majority of virus particles would be on the front, so avoid touching that part of the mask.
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Once the disposable mask is safely removed, place it in a convenient but safe storage spot. Jade Flinn, MSN, the nurse educator for the Biocontainment Unit at Johns Hopkins Medicine, said that she and other coworkers were placing masks in paper bags or other "clean receptacles" with "good ventilation" that allow the mask to "air out." Davis said that he had seen the same.
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