An Ohio school district will require students and staff to double mask when in-person learning resumes later this month. Bexley City Schools said Thursday it made the decision to require double masking after re-evaluating guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The researchers found that wearing one mask – surgical or cloth – blocks around 40% of the particles breathed in while wearing a second mask blocks around 80%. The Bexley City School District said its evaluation team reviewed several masking protocols and determined which options provide protection equivalent or superior to double masking. "When it comes to our staff and students, we are willing to do what is needed to have the safest learning environment possible."

Source: Fox News March 08, 2021 22:47 UTC