There are now conflicting and changing recommendations regarding the use of masks to combat the novel coronavirus. I’m attempting to summarize the pros and cons here, but as I have said before, and I wish to emphasize strongly to begin: I am not a health professional. I’m an individual with an interest in science and public policy. Please check with professional health sources to verify any information that I present here. If you have any other information on this topic, please post it in the comments, along with the verifiable source of where you got it and when, if at all possible.
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