2. Self-contamination: People who have received no training in how to don a mask, how to avoid touching it and their faces, and how to safely remove it are very likely to contaminate themselves, since medically trained staff do so. https://www.cmaj.ca/content/175/3/249">https://www.cmaj.ca/content/1...
4. Skin damage: 41.5% of staff wearing a mask <6 hours a day reported skin damage to their cheeks, rising to 58.5% for >6 hours. The skin damage suffered ranged from mild (desquamation, i.e. peeling skin, 62.2% of participants) to serious (ulcers, 10.1%). https://www.jaad.org/article/S0190-9622(20)30392-3/pdf">https://www.jaad.org/article/S...
5. Staphylococcal skin infections such as impetigo, while usually a problem for young children, have been shown to be caused in adults by mask wearing. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dth.13636">https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.11...
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