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Guidelines for isolation after testing positive for COVID

Fri, 2023-08-25 11:26 — mike kraft
Do You Still Need to Isolate If You Have COVID? While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a five-day isolation, experts say you may have to isolate for longer depending on your symptoms. In addition to isolating, experts recommend wearing a high-quality mask indoors when you’re around others, avoiding travel, and notifying any close contacts that you have COVID. “COVID-19 remains an ongoing public health threat that we have to address alongside other infectious diseases,” Kate Grusich, CDC spokesperson, told Verywell. Yahoo Life
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Lockdowns and face masks ‘unequivocally’ cut spread of Covid -- new study

Thu, 2023-08-24 11:03 — mike kraft
Lockdowns and face masks ‘unequivocally’ cut spread of Covid, report finds Royal Society review looks at non-pharmaceutical interventions when applied in packages of several measures PA Media The Guardian
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More mask mandates reemerge in U.S. amid upturn in COVID-19 cases

Thu, 2023-08-24 10:13 — mike kraft
Mask mandates reemerge amid upturn in COVID-19 cases The recent upturn in COVID-19 cases in some regions has spurred a handful of entities around the country to reinstate mask mandates, reigniting the debate over what place masking requirements have … colinmeyn The Hill
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It may be time to again wear masks against Covid, some experts say; two organizations reinstate requirements

Wed, 2023-08-23 09:48 — mike kraft
It may be time to break out the masks against Covid, some experts say | CNN If you’re at high risk of serious illness or death from Covid-19, it’s time to dust off those N95 masks and place them snugly over your nose and mouth to protect yourself from a recent uptick of the virus, according to a growing number of experts. Sandee LaMotte CNN
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Lower- income nations lacked adequate protection for health workers during COVID-19--survey

Wed, 2023-07-19 10:20 — mike kraft
Lower- income nations lacked adequate protection for health workers during COVID-19 Only 43% of healthcare facilities had sufficient personal protective equipment to comply with COVID-19 safety guidelines. CIDRAP
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Spain ends COVID-19 health crisis and obligatory use of masks in health-related locations

Wed, 2023-07-05 10:05 — mike kraft
Spain calls an end to COVID-19 health crisis and obligatory use of masks in hospitals, pharmacies The Spanish government has declared an end to the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and says people no longer have to wear masks in health and care centers as well as pharmacies. AP News

 

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Opinion: Why the CDC’s New Mask Guideline Proposal May Actually Imperil Frontline Workers

Mon, 2023-07-03 10:33 — mike kraft
Why the CDC’s New Mask Guideline Proposal May Actually Imperil Frontline Workers Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyIn March 2020, as lockdowns gripped the world and the COVID-19 pandemic was officially in full swing, Lisa Brosseau, a national expert on respiratory protection and infectious diseases at the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, was pleading with the CDC to “follow the science.” Contrary to the information from the CDC and WHO at the time, Brosseau—and other experts who would soon follow—thought the SARS-CoV-2 virus that Yahoo News

 

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Texas Supreme Court rules in favor of Gov. Greg Abbott’s COVID ban on local mask rules

Fri, 2023-06-30 17:58 — mike kraft
Texas Supreme Court says Gov. Greg Abbott’s COVID ban on local mask r… Several of Texas’ largest cities sought to put in place mask requirements, which Gov. Greg Abbott overturned. The ruling is a legal win for Republicans in Austin their ongoing symbolic fight with cit… Joshua Fechter The Texas Tribune
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Covid isn’t over, but even the most cautious Americans are moving on

Mon, 2023-06-26 10:13 — mike kraft
Covid isn’t over, but even the most cautious Americans are moving on Americans who have tried to be rule-following pandemic citizens are at last abandoning precautions as the coronavirus fades
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Studies suggest improved ways of encourag wearing of masks to minimize Covid infections

Fri, 2023-06-23 19:19 — mike kraft
Moral reframing of messages about mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic Scientific Reports - Moral reframing of messages about mask-wearing during the COVID-19 pandemic Nature

 

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