Posted on Nov 11, 2020
Wear Masks To Protect Yourself From The Coronavirus, Not Only Others, CDC Stresses
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Wearing a mask protects the wearer, and not just other people, from the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasized in an updated scientific brief issued Tuesday. And the protective benefits of masks are stronger the more people wear masks consistently and correctly, the agency says.
When the CDC first recommended that Americans wear cloth face coverings back in April, it cited evidence that the coronavirus could be transmitted by asymptomatic people who might not be aware of their infectiousness – a group estimated to account for more than 50% of transmissions. The agency said masks were intended to block virus-laden particles that might be emitted by an infected person.
In a report updated Tuesday, the CDC says that is still the primary intention of wearing masks. But it also cites growing evidence that even cloth masks can also reduce the amount of infectious droplets inhaled by the wearer.
"This messaging is key to increase adherence and interest in mask wearing. I am thrilled!" Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease physician with the University of California, San Francisco, said in a tweet Tuesday.
When the CDC first recommended that Americans wear cloth face coverings back in April, it cited evidence that the coronavirus could be transmitted by asymptomatic people who might not be aware of their infectiousness – a group estimated to account for more than 50% of transmissions. The agency said masks were intended to block virus-laden particles that might be emitted by an infected person.
In a report updated Tuesday, the CDC says that is still the primary intention of wearing masks. But it also cites growing evidence that even cloth masks can also reduce the amount of infectious droplets inhaled by the wearer.
"This messaging is key to increase adherence and interest in mask wearing. I am thrilled!" Dr. Monica Gandhi, an infectious disease physician with the University of California, San Francisco, said in a tweet Tuesday.
Wear Masks To Protect Yourself From The Coronavirus, Not Only Others, CDC Stresses
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The most cost-effective prevention technique along with distancing. Don't know why it's so hard.
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SSG Shavonde Chase
It’s not. People are too busy trying to make an issue of the smallest things while others just take life for granted.
If these measures were followed, we would probably see less people die from the fly as well.
I don’t know why people need a study to tell you that a symptomatic people can pass the disease. I don’t use the following phrase often because it’s subjective but this is common sense.
If these measures were followed, we would probably see less people die from the fly as well.
I don’t know why people need a study to tell you that a symptomatic people can pass the disease. I don’t use the following phrase often because it’s subjective but this is common sense.
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This important so why have folks say that wearing masks is an evasion of their rights? You have no rights if and when you perish from COVID-19!
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