COVID-19 Outbreak Information Updates (Reboot) [over 150.000,000 US cases (est.), 6,422,520 US hospitilizations, 1,148,691 US deaths.]

Just heard this for first time today
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If you’ve been working at home or not getting out that much during the pandemic, it may have seemed like the perfect time to grow out a beard. Why go through the bother of shaving if you don’t have to, right?

Experts say, however, that your added facial hair might just be increasing your risk for developing COVID-19.

It’s all about getting a good seal between the mask and your face, according to Dr. Anthony M. Rossi, FAAD, a board certified dermatologist and a member of the American Academy of Dermatology.

“The thing about beards and masking,” said Rossi, “is that if you have a very bushy beard that goes in the area where a mask covers and over your jaw line and onto your neck, it can create an improper seal with the mask, thereby allowing particles and airflow to go between you and the mask.”

This means that any virus-containing droplets that you breathe out when speaking, coughing, or sneezing can escape through the opening around the edges of your mask.

This also means that any droplets breathed out by those around you could make their way inside your mask.

If these droplets enter your mouth or nose, it makes it more likely that you’ll contract the virus…….


https://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-your-beard-may-be-increasing-your-covid-19-risk

https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/pdfs/facialhairwmask11282017-508.pdf