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https://www.lifehacker.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/21/GettyImages-1284201314.jpg?quality=7520411469Health departments are predicting another COVID surge related, in part, to more easily transmitted new variants and waning immunity. Given COVID cases are rising and likely underestimated, Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly has strongly suggested people wear masks in indoor spaces. So it’s important to get across how effective they are and which type to […]