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1 Biosecurity Program, The Kirby Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 2 School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University ...

You should limit your time outdoors and consider wearing a mask when you have to be outside. Cloth and paper masks may not deliver adequate protection, so consider a well-fitting N95 or KN95 mask.

The Shark CryGlow mask not only offers blue, red, and infrared light but it's also equipped with cooling metal under-eye pads that deeply chill the skin under the eye to reduce inflammation.

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If you need to go outside or interact with others, a face mask, such as an N95 or KN95, can help reduce you or someone else from passing the flu.

People sheltering inside should keep their doors and windows fully sealed, and block any other cracks to the outdoors, she said. An N95 or KN95 mask can filter out particles larger than 3 microns, but ...