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Can Face Masks Prevent The Spread Of Coronavirus?
ResumeIn the days since the coronavirus outbreak started in China, people in disposable face masks have become a defining image of the outbreak. Some areas have reported shortages as people rush to protect themselves from the virus.
Here & Now's Tonya Mosley speaks with Dr. William Schaffner, infectious disease expert at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, about whether face masks make a difference.
This segment aired on January 28, 2020.