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WHO overturns dogma on airborne disease spread. The CDC might not act on it
7 months, 3 weeks ago

WHO overturns dogma on airborne disease spread. The CDC might not act on it

LA Times  

The World Health Organization has issued a report that transforms how the world understands respiratory infections like COVID-19, influenza, and measles. It prescribes looser-fitting surgical masks rather than N95s for pathogens that “spread predominantly over short distances.” Surgical masks block far fewer airborne virus particles than N95s, which cost roughly 10 times as much. “That is absurd.” KFF Health News …

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Wearing masks did ’little to nothing’ to help curb Covid spread, study reveals
1 year, 10 months ago

Wearing masks did ’little to nothing’ to help curb Covid spread, study reveals

Live Mint  

Face masks have done ‘little to nothing’ to curb the Covid-19 transmission, a new scientific review titled “Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses” suggested. It conducted research on the findings of 78 randomized controlled trials to find out whether the physical interventions, including face masks and hand wash, limited the spread of respiratory diseases. “Wearing …

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Stunning spread of COVID subvariants brings high-risk summer to California
2 years, 5 months ago

Stunning spread of COVID subvariants brings high-risk summer to California

LA Times  

Three men wear masks while walking through Union Station in downtown Los Angeles. Although hospitals in L.A. County are not overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, Ferrer has said reinstating a universal mask mandate should hospitalizations continue to rise is prudent. “The time to slow transmission is actually when you start seeing indicators that you’re having more utilization at your hospitals.” Ferrer …

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How Much Does One-Way Masking Protect You From COVID?
2 years, 10 months ago

How Much Does One-Way Masking Protect You From COVID?

Huff Post  

FotografiaBasica via Getty Images More and more places are dropping their COVID mask mandates. “There is no question that it is more effective for both the individual and for public health for a high fraction of people to wear good masks when they are in shared air spaces indoors,” said Alex Huffman, an aerosol scientist at the University of Denver. …

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Should you wear a cloth mask, or an N95 to avoid Omicron? US health experts answer
2 years, 11 months ago

Should you wear a cloth mask, or an N95 to avoid Omicron? US health experts answer

India TV News  

Highlights Cloth and surgical masks do nothing for protection from ambient virus, said a US top expert Evidence of the the N95's superiority to the cloth mask has been well-documented. "Cloth and surgical masks do absolutely nothing for protection from ambient virus," said Chad Roy, a microbiologist at Tulane University School of Medicine, referring to the virus spreading through the …

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Free N95 masks to be made available at pharmacies, White House says
2 years, 11 months ago

Free N95 masks to be made available at pharmacies, White House says

Live Mint  

BY SABRINA SIDDIQUI | UPDATED JAN 19, 2022 05:00 AM EST Distribution of 400 million masks comes as the Biden administration is also offering free rapid tests to combat the spread of Covid-19 The Biden administration on Wednesday is expected to announce plans to make 400 million N95 masks available free at pharmacies and community health centers across the country, …

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CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks
2 years, 11 months ago

CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks

LA Times  

Registered nurse Scott McGieson wears an N95 mask as he walks out of a patient’s room in the acute care unit of Harborview Medical Center in Seattle on Friday. U.S. health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by healthcare workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus. In updated guidance …

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Latest COVID updates: WHO says repeat boosters not good strategy
2 years, 11 months ago

Latest COVID updates: WHO says repeat boosters not good strategy

Al Jazeera  

COVID news from January 11: UN health agency calls for new vaccines that better protect amid emerging variants. 11 Jan 2022 - 22:19 GMT Chicago mayor tests positive for COVID-19 Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that she tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, but she credited the vaccine for only experiencing “cold-like symptoms”. 11 Jan 2022 - 12:53 GMT Omicron …

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'What about the general public?': Members of Congress to get KN95 masks amid Omicron wave
2 years, 11 months ago

'What about the general public?': Members of Congress to get KN95 masks amid Omicron wave

Raw Story  

With Capitol Hill—like much of the United States—experiencing a major spike in Covid-19 cases, members of Congress and their offices are reportedly set to receive KN95 masks to help stem the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant. According to an email sent to House staffers last week and obtained by the Washington Post, "The Chief Administrative Officer has updated …

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Wearing A Cloth Mask? You Can Get Covid-19 In 20 Minutes: Study
2 years, 11 months ago

Wearing A Cloth Mask? You Can Get Covid-19 In 20 Minutes: Study

News 18  

With the Covid-19 cases rising again rapidly all over the world, the debate over cloth masks vs N95 masks have begun again. While many switched to cloth masks considering the comfort factor after the country started recording less than 100 cases post the second Covid-19 wave, a large section of people still opt for surgical masks or N95 as they …

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Big push for Californians to switch to N95 or KN95 masks as Omicron surge worsens
2 years, 11 months ago

Big push for Californians to switch to N95 or KN95 masks as Omicron surge worsens

LA Times  

Visitors to Chinatown wear masks. And for other activities, this may mean postponing your participation until community transmission is much reduced.” Last month, California’s public health director and health officer, Dr. Tomás Aragón, wrote that with the increasing airborne spread of the coronavirus, it’s important to improve the fit of masks and their filtration — making enhancements that go beyond …

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Vaccinated people can take off masks indoors, CDC says
3 years, 7 months ago

Vaccinated people can take off masks indoors, CDC says

Daily Mail  

Fully-vaccinated Americans can finally stop wearing their masks almost anywhere - indoors or outdoors, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Thursday. The CDC is expected to update its guidelines for the public to say that fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks indoors - except in crowded settings like planes and buses. APRIL 20 2021: …

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Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell
3 years, 10 months ago

Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell

Associated Press  

Mike Bowen’s warehouse outside Fort Worth, Texas, was piled high with cases of medical-grade N95 face masks. Turner’s employer, North Memorial Health, said in a statement that supplies have stabilized, but the company is still limiting use because “we must remain mindful of that supply” to ensure everyone’s safety. Chester “Trey” Moeller, a political appointee who served as the CDC’s …

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Yes, your cloth mask looks good, but it’s not exactly safe
3 years, 10 months ago

Yes, your cloth mask looks good, but it’s not exactly safe

Live Mint  

It was nice to see everybody, Democrats and Republicans alike, wearing face masks at US President Joe Biden’s inauguration last week. Among those sitting close to the lectern, cloth masks — albeit mostly ones that covered noses a lot better than Clinton’s and Roberts’s did — were the norm, with vice president Kamala Harris’s stepson Cole Emhoff standing out with …

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US coronavirus: Brazil variant of virus detected in US for first time
3 years, 10 months ago

US coronavirus: Brazil variant of virus detected in US for first time

CNN  

CNN — Even with the number of Covid-19 cases coming down, scientists are worrying about variants of the novel coronavirus – one of which has been detected in the United States for the first time. “We’ve seen what happens in other countries that have actually had coronavirus under relatively good control, then these variants took over and they had explosive …

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They Work In Several Nursing Homes To Eke Out A Living, And That May Spread The Virus
4 years, 1 month ago

They Work In Several Nursing Homes To Eke Out A Living, And That May Spread The Virus

NPR  

They Work In Several Nursing Homes To Eke Out A Living, And That May Spread The Virus Enlarge this image toggle caption SDI Productions/Getty Images SDI Productions/Getty Images To make ends meet, Martha Tapia works 64 hours a week at two Orange County, Calif., nursing homes. Sponsor Message The researchers say they've informally dubbed these highly connected nursing homes as …

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COVID-19: Homemade masks release fibres into air, important to wash them, say scientists
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19: Homemade masks release fibres into air, important to wash them, say scientists

India TV News  

While surgical and N95 masks cut down the amount of aerosolized particles emitted during breathing, talking and coughing, scientists say in the case of homemade cloth face coverings, the fabric which traps the droplets may release a large amount of fibres into the air, underscoring the importance of washing them. They set up experiments to measure the flow of particles …

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COVID-19 pandemic prompts designers to reimagine PPE, make it more effective and accessible
4 years, 3 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic prompts designers to reimagine PPE, make it more effective and accessible

Firstpost  

In March, as Covid-19 cases spiked and supplies of N95 protective masks dwindled at the Bay Area hospital where her brother-in-law works, Megan Duong launched a local search for N95s. It’s now possible to find startups crowdfunding for or selling a silver-plated antimicrobial glove, a facemask hidden in the brim of a hat, and a protective bubble that covers the …

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Single-use N95 Respirators Can Be Used Again After Decontamination Due to Covid19, Study Says
4 years, 3 months ago

Single-use N95 Respirators Can Be Used Again After Decontamination Due to Covid19, Study Says

News 18  

N95 respirators, which are widely worn by health care workers treating COVID-19 patients, and are designed to be used only once, can be decontaminated effectively and worn up to three times, according to a new study that could help reuse these scarce resources amidst the pandemic. “Although N95 respirators are designed for just one use before disposal, in times of …

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Indian scientists find N95 masks to be most effective at stopping COVID-19 spread
4 years, 3 months ago

Indian scientists find N95 masks to be most effective at stopping COVID-19 spread

The Hindu  

N95 masks may be the most effective at reducing the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to a study by researchers, including those from the Indian Space Research Organisation, which suggests that any mask is better than no mask at preventing COVID-19. The N95 masks reduced a cough’s initial velocity by up to a factor of 10, and limit its …

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Indian Scientists Find N-95 Masks to be Most Effective at Stopping Covid-19 Spread
4 years, 3 months ago

Indian Scientists Find N-95 Masks to be Most Effective at Stopping Covid-19 Spread

News 18  

N95 masks may be the most effective at reducing the spread of the novel coronavirus, according a study by researchers, including those from the Indian Space Research Organisation, which suggests that any mask is better than no mask at preventing COVID-19. The N95 masks reduced a cough’s initial velocity by up to a factor of 10, and limit its spread …

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Uddhav Thackeray asks Centre for help to set up permanent infectious disease hospital in Mumbai
4 years, 4 months ago

Uddhav Thackeray asks Centre for help to set up permanent infectious disease hospital in Mumbai

Firstpost  

He also sought an extension of the ongoing supply of PPE kits and N-95 masks from the Centre beyond September as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the state Mumbai: Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday sought support and help from the Centre for setting up a permanent infectious disease hospital and research facility near Mumbai. Addressing Modi at …

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