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!["Omicron is such an incredibly infectious agent, probably the most contagious pathogen on Earth," said Lawrence Gostin, professor of global health law at Georgetown University and the director of the World Health Organization Center on Global Health Law. "A cloth mask is doing virtually nothing at this stage." "Against Delta, it was only about 20 to 30 per cent effective, if that. And certainly, with Omicron, it has negligible effectiveness." Professor Gostin said people need to ditch their cloth masks now in favour of a more-effective face covering." "[They are] virtually useless against this kind of airborne aerosolised pathogen. And even surgical masks aren't as effective as they need to be."](https://api.photon.aremedia.net.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/media/44600/n95-mask.jpg?resize=380%2C304)
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