Claim: A new study recommends immunocompromised people should avoid wearing face masks.
Fact-check: Face mask hygiene study hijacked by dirty claim
Verdict: false. the japanese study only concludes wearing the same mask for days on end is unhygienic. it makes no claims about immunocompromised people.
Organisation: Australian Associated Press
Author: Nik Dirga
Date published: 2022-08-04T00:00:00