Unprecedented bushfires in the black summer of 2019-2020 probably caused at least 400 excess deaths and thousands of hospital admissions for cardiac and respiratory health effects of bushfire smoke. During the fires, many people attempted to protect themselves from the smoke by wearing face masks but there is no published evidence on their efficacy for this purpose.
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