[dabigv13]

It's an interesting study but not that useful. The gaiter was some spandex material, and they describe it as worse than nothing at all because it generated more small droplets. Also, the material is mostly what matters, not the gaiter shape.

But the gaiter probably did block larger respiratory droplets from traveling farther, this was just not what they were looking to study. We think this disease spreads via respiratory droplets primarily, and aerosol to lesser degree, though this is still an area of study.

Saying neck gaiters are worse than nothing at all is what you get when the media tries to interpret scientific studies. If I was going to an indoor store I'd prefer a surgical mask to a thin gaiter, but I'd prefer a gaiter to nothing all, for myself and fellow consumers.

[dabigv13]

It's an interesting study but not that useful. The gaiter was some spandex material, and they describe it as worse than nothing at all because it generated more small droplets. Also, the material is mostly what matters, not the gaiter shape.

But the gaiter probably did block larger respiratory droplets from traveling farther, this was just not what they were looking to study. We think this disease spreads via respiratory droplets primarily, and aerosol to lesser degree, though this is still an area of study.

Saying neck gaiters are worse than nothing at all is what you get when the media tries to interpret scientific studies. If I was going to an indoor store I'd prefer a surgical mask to a thin gaiter, but I'd prefer a gaiter to nothing all, for myself and fellow consumers.