1.20.2022

Ranking Masks' Effectiveness

 

Ranking Masks' Effectiveness

Some masks are better than others when it comes to the percentage of coronavirus-sized airborne particles they’re able to filter out, research published in 2021 by the Environmental Protection Agency and others show. Here’s what their studies have found.

80 to 95%

drawing of a mans head wearing n ninety five or k ninety five face mask

N95 and KN95 masks

74%

graphic of a man wearing a nylon mask with a nose bridge and filter

Woven nylon mask with aluminum nose bridge and filter

72%

graphic of a man wearing a nylon mask with a nose bridge and filter

Surgical mask with ties

60%

example of a man wearing a medical procedure mask with the straps twisted and ends tucked for a better fit

Medical procedure mask, loops twisted around ears, corners tucked

56%

illustration of a man wearing a woven nylon mask without a filter

Woven nylon mask with aluminum nose bridge, no filter

49%

man wearing a cotton bandana bandit style on his face illustration

Cotton bandanna, bandit style

45%

diagram of a man wearing a woven nylon mask that does not have a nose bridge piece

Woven nylon mask, no bridge

39%

diagram of man wearing medical procedure mask with ear loops

Medical procedure mask with ear loops

38%

man wearing a single layer polyester gaiter as a face mask illustration

Single-layer polyester gaiter

Illustrations by Elias Stein

This information was published in the January/February 2022 edition of the AARP Bulletin.

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