November 23rd, 2021 by WCBC Radio

Although there have been literally hundreds of studies released by the medical community touting the wearing of face coverings as one of the pillars to preventing the spead of COVID-19-  the debates continue. The overwhelming majority of the research conducted during the nearly two years of this pandemic have consistently concluded that masks significantly decrease the chances of transmitting coronavirus, and some types of masks can help prevent their wearers from catching the virus. Although anti mask arguments can be frustrating to those focused on the science- Dr Matthew Simmons of UPMC Western Maryland says it is not really surprising…