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COVID-19 News, Info, Discussion /// Tracking the Spread of the Virus and its Effects /// October Lockdown for UK (pg. 774)
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Friday, February 12, 2021
Researchers propose that humidity from masks may lessen severity of COVID-19
NIH study compares how different face masks affect humidity inside the mask.
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74844605 “We found that face masks strongly increase the humidity in inhaled air and propose that the resulting hydration of the respiratory tract could be responsible for the documented finding that links lower COVID-19 disease severity to wearing a mask,” said the study’s lead author, Adriaan Bax, Ph.D., NIH Distinguished Investigator. “High levels of humidity have been shown to mitigate severity of the flu, and it may be applicable to severity of COVID-19 through a similar mechanism.”
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 74844605 Humidity factor... Intriguing! Masks are more useful to the wearer than first thought? During winter or colder months the air is dry inside and outside compared to spring, summer, fall. Dry throat makes you susceptible to illness. I've been running my oil infusers with eucalyptus and lavender oil to add some moisture to the air inside as i dont have a humidifier. Yeah, I'm just surprised a mask can allegedly work so well to prevent covid severity after months of being told the mask was only of a small benefit to the wearer.
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