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Cloth masks, while better than nothing, are not as good at protecting against the omicron coronavirus variant, and additional options should be considered…

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Cloth masks, while effective against other coronavirus variants, are not as effective against the omicron variant (although, happily, cloth masks have reduced the incidence of non-coronavirus illnesses, such as colds and the flu). Consider double-masking or upgrading to an N95 mask. A good read here:

https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/01/06/cloth-surgical-mask-omicron-effectiveness-covid-cdc

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