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How do I know if my mask actually works? What about the 'candle test'?

  • Written by C Raina MacIntyre, Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW
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With mask wearing in public compulsory in Victoria and recommended in New South Wales, many Australians are buying, wearing or making face masks for the first time.

Reports of counterfeit or potentially substandard masks on the market may lead some people to question whether their surgical or cloth mask actually works.

So what can you...

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