{"id":3984,"date":"2021-02-12T15:32:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T15:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthcoreclinic.org\/?p=3984"},"modified":"2024-10-21T16:54:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T21:54:53","slug":"5-tips-to-make-your-face-mask-more-protective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthcoreclinic.org\/es\/2021\/02\/12\/5-tips-to-make-your-face-mask-more-protective","title":{"rendered":"5 Tips To Make Your Face Mask More Protective"},"content":{"rendered":"

As Sedgwick County rolls out vaccines to our populations across multiple phases, many Wichitans await their turn to be vaccinated. While vaccines are critical to ending this pandemic, wearing a mask remains the best defense we have as individuals to protect us from the coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New, more infectious variants of the virus have begun appearing in Kansas. Now, more than ever, it is imperative to ensure you are wearing a face-covering that is layered and sealed tightly. Not all masks are created equally, so the CDC has provided 5 helpful tips<\/a> to make masks more protective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use Masks With A Nose<\/em> Wire<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A nose wire is a metal strip along the top of the mask designed to form the mask to fit snugly across the bridge of your nose. Nose wires prevent air from leaking out of the top of the mask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To use properly, bend the nose wire over your nose to fit close to your face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Use A Mask Fitter Or Brace<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Use a mask fitter or brace over a disposable mask or a cloth mask to prevent air from leaking around the edges of the mask. Research suggests that\u00a0layering a mask brace\u00a0or fitter on top of a surgical mask can make it\u00a0nearly as good as an N95, improving filtration by up to 90%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here is a video on how to make a simple DIY Mask Brace at home using rubber bands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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