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Doesn’t a mask need to be 100% effective to be useful?

No. No mask is ever 100% effective.

However, fewer virus particles mean a better chance of avoiding infection, and research shows that, if you are infected, the lower your viral exposure load, the better your chance of only a mild illness.

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