To wear or not to wear? This is the question for surgical masks.

Health authorities are divided on whether proper use of surgical masks could reduce transmission of a human-to-human outbreak of avian influenza.

I think its more important to ask questions about the feasibility of requiring people to wear masks. Would it be better to emphasize hand washing? Provide guidelines for home-based care for loved ones who contract the illness?

What do you think?

http://www.themoneytimes.com/articles/20070504/fighting_bird_flu_with_masks_still_a_question_mark-id-103444.html