Assessment of Fit of Novel N95 Style Transparent Face Masks

Face masks have become a critically important public health intervention after the COVID-19 pandemic. Multiple types of masks ranging from full face filtering to cloth masks have been developed and commercialized to facilitate protection against respiratory pathogens. Most of these systems are made with opaque fabrics and may prevent individuals from expressing emotions or for those who are deaf and hard of hearing, communicating. To date, few transparent face masks which also confer respiratory pathogen protection have been developed. This study will test the feasability and acceptability of two new masks, the SEEUS-95 mask and CrystalGuard mask which are both transparent versions of N-95 filtering face masks.