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COVID-19: New Brunswickers mask up against Omicron
COVID-19 spreading fast, some experts are urging Canadians to opt for an N95 mask instead of the cloth or surgical masks we’ve come to rely on.“They’re considered the gold standard in medical, aside from a full isolation suit,” epidemiologist Susanne Gulliver says.“An N95 filters out 95 per cent of particulate that could come through.” What masks work best against Omicron? Experts are divided, but most say ditch cloth masks She says single or even layered masks just don’t seem to protect enough against Omicron, though we’re learning more about the variant, other strains and COVID-19 as a whole each day.That, she says, is why expert advice changes.“The virus keeps changing,” Gulliver says.“If that virus would just stay put and stop