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title: "“What you want is 100 percent of people to wear masks, but you’ll…"
date: 2020-07-14
source: facebook
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# “What you want is 100 percent of people to wear masks, but you’ll…

*July 14, 2020 · Facebook*

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[https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/06/417906/still-confused-about-masks-heres-science-behind-how-face-masks-prevent](https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/06/417906/still-confused-about-masks-heres-science-behind-how-face-masks-prevent){target="_blank"}
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"What you want is 100 percent of people to wear masks, but you'll settle for 80 percent," said Rutherford. In one simulation, researchers predicted that 80 percent of the population wearing masks would do more to reduce COVID-19 spread than a strict lockdown.\"
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