National Review Their latest recommendation is “placing a sleeve made of sheer nylon hosiery material around the neck and pulling it up over either a cloth or medical procedure mask,” or using knots and tucking to fit a mask closely to the face.
They came up with these techniques in experiments with mannequins in a lab and have not tested them on actual humans. They have no empirical data, and the study even warns:
The findings of these simulations should neither be generalized to the effectiveness of all medical procedure masks or cloths masks nor interpreted as being representative of the effectiveness of these masks when worn in real-world settings.
And there’s also this warning: “Double masking might impede breathing or obstruct peripheral vision.”
As Phil Kerpen of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity pointed out in an interview with National Review: “The media loves the idea of double-masking and never mind that cases are down 58% nationally in the last month and many states have already vaccinated over 50% of seniors.”
Don’t be surprised to see President Biden exercising “leadership” by sporting the hosiery look.
So, I’m thinking Babylon Bee. The Onion. But nope. The neo-con war mongering rag the National Review! The brain stems over at the CDC say they have tested this on Mannikens. Mannikens? Do they breathe now? Must have missed that change. All I know is, if I was a Crook, and relied on nylons on my face to rob banks and such, well, about now I’d be really pissed that the CDC is so besmirching my stock in trade!