AdvertisementA User's Guide To Masks: What's Best At Protecting Others (And Yourself)July 01, 2020Maria GodoyfacebookEmailLeft to right: a neck gaiter (aka a buff) that slips over the head; a KN95 respirator, a version of the N95 respirator used in U.S. hospitals; a pleated surgical mask (below the KN95); a cloth mask. (Photo illustration by Max Posner/NPR)