The fuss about facemasks

Surgical Mask
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The fuss about facemasks
Keynote address September 4, 2014 at Public Health Aspects of Infectious Diseases conference, UNSW

Professor Raina MacIntyre Outlines the evidence around face-masks and respirators, the politics of PPE, pandemics and PPE guidelines for Ebola. Questions the WHO and CDC and other guidelines which recommend surgical masks for health workers treating Ebola.