US health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by health-care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
“Our main message continues to be that any mask is better than no mask,” Kristen Nordlund, a CDC spokeswoman, said in a statement.Credit:In its last update, in September, CDC officials became more encouraging of disposable N95 masks, saying they could be used in certain situations if supplies were available. Examples included being near a lot of people for extended periods of time on a train, bus or airplane; taking care of someone in poor health; or being more susceptible to severe illness.
A new federal website to request free test kits will launch on Wednesday, with the first shipments going out to Americans by the end of the month.
One of the pinch points that our government won’t plan for. We can be much more adaptive to COVID than let it rip, which is just a stupid political response to a complex problem
Or they could arrest a man that plays tennis, that’ll teach the virus.
Tried to buy any lately? Scarcer than RAT kits.
Yep so keep enriching china
They have NEVER worke for covid. Covid is three times smaller than the filter in them? We've known for over a year and nurses and doctors by the dozens have been infecteds. When wil we START using science. Even Facui admitted they don't work for small droplet viruses.
US recommends closing coop door now birds have flown.
US recommends closing coop door now birds have flown.
The US couldn't prevent a catastrophe with more than 800,000 deaths with the live with covid policy. While China maintaining a zero covid policy managed to keep deaths below 5,000. Which approach is preferable?
Origin of Covid-19 coronavirus. The WHO must investigate all evidence especially in countries where there are early reports of the coronavirus appearing.
Amazing virus that can mutate to bypass a mask!
Not sure about you, but I’m not taking health advice from the most corrupt medical system in the world.
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