Maybe it was inevitable. In light of both COVID-19 cases and hospitalization numbers rising again, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, recommends that about a third of Americans mask up again when indoors, when using public transportation, or if you are at high risk for severe COVID-19 illness. The CDC advice […]
Experts from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center on Friday encouraged the use of masks on public transportation and airplanes despite a federal judge’s decision to strike down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s mask mandate for those types of travel. While COVID-19 cases in the United States remain low compared […]
If I’m the only person wearing a mask on a plane or subway train, in a store or at another indoor location, am I really protected from infection? It’s true that masks work best when everyone around you is wearing one. That’s because when an infected person wears a mask, a large […]
A standard medical face mask is more effective at preventing the wearer from inhaling aerosols without causing substantial breathing resistance than various cloth, medical, or respirator masks, new research shows. “Medical face masks with good filtration efficacies can provide even better protective effects than KN95 respirators,” write Christian Sterr, MD, […]
What you need to know Not all facial dermatoses related to personal protective equipment are “maskne” Irritant contact dermatitis is the most common cause Maintenance of the skin barrier and regular “mask breaks” are important aspects of management, in addition to standard medical treatment of the skin condition. The covid-19 […]
It’s only been 5 days since the CDC made a long-awaited change to its mask guidance, and 23 states and Washington, DC, have already followed suit. According to the new recommendations, fully vaccinated people no longer need to wear masks indoors or outdoors, regardless of gathering size. The CDC still advises […]
To some a walk-back, to others a clarification, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, said people need to be “honest with themselves” when it comes to wearing a mask after the agency’s new guidance announced last week. Walensky made a number of appearances on Sunday morning talk shows to defend the […]
People who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are no longer required to wear masks or physically distance, regardless of location or size of the gathering, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Thursday. “Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities, large or small, […]
As of April 12, 2021, almost 121 million people across the United States had received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Of those, more than 74 million are fully vaccinated. If you haven’t gotten vaccinated yet, get a COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available to you. After you’ve been fully […]
