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    FACE MASKS: ARE THEY CHANGING HOW WE BEHAVE?

    Sep 03, 2020 2 minutes
    by DR DEAN BURNETT

    Face coverings | Competitive eating | COVID-19 vaccine trials

    “In a pre-pandemic world, you’d see masks used in situations that suggest risk or danger, like handling hazardous substances or investigating a crime scene”

    One of the more obvious societal changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic is that it’s now far more common for people to wear masks in public. This is good: the masks are helping

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