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Why Gauze Masks ‘Failed’ in 1918 — And What We Can Do Better

5 min readApr 7, 2020

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An American Red Cross worker wears a gauze mask during the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918. Photo: Paul Thompson/FPG/Stringer/Getty Images

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Adrien Burch, PhD
Adrien Burch, PhD

Written by Adrien Burch, PhD

Happily sifting through academic research so you don’t have to. Microbiologist, educator, entrepreneur, writer. (Yale, UC Berkeley)

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