In this episode, Dr’s J, Santhosh, and Ward take some time to reflect on the history and introduction of the worlds latest must have accessory, protective masks! Along the way, they cover the new reality of hospital admission, COVID nicknames, 80’s chewing gum commercials, how your hosts are handling the crisis, modes of infectious transmission, the creation of the surgical mask, mask and respirator differences, mask structure and function, Dr Lien Te Wu breakthrough idea, ppe fashion, what the N stands for and more! So sit back as we ask ourselves, just who was the first masking man?

Sources
1) https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1005177/a-brief-history-of-face-masks-in-china
2) https://sci-hub.tw/https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamasurgery/article-abstract/558661

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