MMWR: Relative Effectiveness Of Different Mask Types In Preventing COVID Infection
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#16,548Over the 16+ year history of this blog, we've returned repeatedly to the (often heated) debate over the relative…
#16,548Over the 16+ year history of this blog, we've returned repeatedly to the (often heated) debate over the relative…
#16,512Long before the COVID pandemic emerged - and months into this crisis - the CDC, the WHO, and many other public health…
Credit NIOSH15,752Nearly 7 years ago, in the spring of 2014 - when another coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was making headlines around…
Finally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working on developing standards for masks to see which ones actually…
You may have heard about a Danish study that supposedly showed that wearing a mask doesn’t protect you against Covid-19. Since…
#15,575Repeatedly over the past 14+ years we've looked at the likely need for - and scientific rationale for using - cloth…
Up until now it's been all willy-nilly when it comes to face masks. Besides the N95 mask, what other face coverings are safe…
Face coverings have become a requirement in many countries around the world, but despite their widespread use, many people…
Catherine Clase, McMaster University; Edouard Fu, Leiden University, and Juan Jesus Carrero, Karolinska Institute Face masks…
Desde marzo, las mascarillas se han incorporado a nuestra rutina diaria. Su uso en población general puede servir como un medio…
AHA – Abstand, Hygiene und Alltagsmasken. Bis ein Impfstoff erhältlich ist, sollen diese drei Massnahmen uns vor der Ansteckung…
Social distancing, hygiene and face masks are our main weapons to keep the Covid-19 pandemic at bay until a vaccine is found…
Two layers are better than none!
N95 NIOSH Approved Markings#15,359Six months into the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic, and PPEs (personal protective equipment) remain…
We’ve known for a long time that racism is a deeply ingrained public health issue resulting in real, tangible health disparities.
How to Wear Face Cover -CDC#15,300Given that NPIs - or Nonpharmaceutical Interventions - have long been considered key to…
Az orvosi maszkok iránti megnövekedett igény a közelmúltban többször is maszkhiányhoz vezetett a boltokban Magyarországon, miközb…
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Nonicoclolasos, Stockholm, april…
De José María Abellán (@DionisosAbellan), Blas Marín, David Jiménez-Gómez y Pedro Rey Biel (@pedroreybiel) Durante el pasado…
The CDC is expected to recommend that all Americans wear masks in public. Here’s how to make the most effective mask possible…
[Wearing improvised masks in public will help defeat the viral invasion] Fast reduction of the COVID-19 pandemic is necessary…
Continuing our never-ending series of posts about the impossibility of content moderation at scale, let's take a look at just…
Official advice has been confusing but the science isn't hard to grok. Everyone should cover up.
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing healthcare professionals in the untenable position of rationing personal protective equipment (P…
Od polnoči je na javnem kraju obvezna uporaba zaščite ustnega in nosnega predela obraza. Uporabite lahko ruto ali šal, a…
Ralph Baric joins TWiV to dissect the coronavirus pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, including discussion on community spread…
WHO’s guidance on wearing masks during the covid-19 epidemic does little to clear up public confusion, say Aileen Lai-yam Chan…
Cloth Masks used during the 1918 Pandemic#14,767Earlier today, in WHO Interim Advice On The Community, Home, Healthcare Use of…
Photo Credit PHIL (Public Health Image Library) # 7479 Fears over the MERS coronavirus (and avian flu), and the…
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