Articles / COVID-19 and face masks – expert advice

When it comes to protection in your practice, surgical face masks to limit droplet transmission are the standard recommendation, assuming you can get ahold of them – but what about when seeing patients who have or may have COVID-19?
An N95 mask or P2 mask to protect against aerosol transmission offers the best protection, according to Clinical Microbiologist and Infectious Diseases Physician Dr Bernard Hudson.

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It should only change if there's clear evidence that a new model is better
It should remain independent and locally governed
It should be replaced with an untested national model
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