People with beards at greater risk than the Coronavirus

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention warns that men's beards can make useless protective masks.

Masks don't fit

An inflated beard or a small beard under the lower lip may not be the last trend of fashion now, but it is a better choice when it comes to protection from the Coronavirus than large beards, U.S. health experts warn.

The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) claims that various beard styles can prevent the mask from coming up to the face, making it useless.

Breathing Function

A completely shaved face will allow the protective mask to be properly deployed. Some other beard styles, such as so-called three-day beards or beards that lie only along the edge of the nof olive tree, are not recommended, as they may damage the normal respiratory function.

The point is that research has shown that hair under the surface of the mask causes 20 to 1,000 times more air flow and all the particles in it compared to a completely shaved face.

An Example From History

Preservation and reduced beards in order to get them under protective masks is not new. In an essay, Alexander Moritz Frey described how Adolf Hitler was advised during World War I to cut the mustache in the size of a toothbrush to be placed under a protective mask, and then he decided to keep that specific shape of mustaches.

Otherwise, the CDC does not recommend wearing protective masks throughout the day, but only in situations where the possibility of infection increases.