The head of CDC says wearing this mask now
If you are double masking or upgrading? Here is what the experts say.
As new variants ofCOVID-19 [Feminine Distributed around the world, some experts say it is necessary for Americans to improve face masks, carrying two masks or switching fabric masks with surgical masks or N95s. Not so fast, says Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the new head of theCenters for Disaster Control and Prevention, ToCNN Town Hall On Coronavirus Wednesday night. Read on and to ensure your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
Wear a multilayer mask, says the chief of the CDC
His advice was simpler."Everyone should wear a mask," she says. "If you wear a fabric mask, it should be a multilayer mask, so several layers of potential protection."
In recent weeks, including presidential inauguration, politicians and health officials have been perceived on masks, such as wearing a surgical mask or N95 medical grade mask under a fabric mask. Echo in Walensky,Dr. Anthony Fauci, the main infectious infectious expert of the nation, told CNN which is not yet an official recommendation; It's more important than Americans wear a facial mask, period. "The CDC does not recommend that you have two masks, nor the CDC does not recommend wearing a N95 mask," said Fauci. "They just say that the most important thing is to do everyone to wear a mask."
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N95S "difficult to tolerate"
Walensky said she often asked to upgrade to a N95 mask and fears that it would officially recommend them would lead to less mask. "I spent a reasonable duration in a N95 mask, and they are hard to tolerate all day every day," she said. "When you really think about how people will wear them well, I'm afraid if we suggest or if we ask that people bring N95, they will not wear them all the time. They are very hard to breathe when you wear them correctly. They are very difficult to tolerate when you wear them for long periods. "
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She added: "I think if everyone wears a mask, if you have six feet away, and if someone else you could be with is also a mask, you have enough efficiency Protector in the barriers of these two masks and the space between them that you probably do not need "N95.
Walensky noted that ongoing studies evaluate how protective tissue masks are really, especially against new coronavirus variants emerge.
After the town hall, Walensky tweeted, "please#PORTER A MASKprotect yourself and others of# COVID-19 [Feminine. The masks work better when everyone has one, but they do not substitute for social distance. Masks still need to be worn in addition to staying at least 6 feet apart (especially inside people you do not live with). It included a link to theLast scientific memory of CDC on masks, which listed several studies showing that Community masking has reduced or prevented the spread of COVID.
The CDCMasks guiderecommends that you choose a face mask that
- Has two or more layers of breathable and washable fabric
- Covers completely the mouth and nose
- Perfectly suitable against the side of your face, without any gaps
How to survive this pandemic
As for yourself, do everything you can to prevent you from installing and spread-Covid-19 in the first place:Carry a face maskBe tested if you think you have coronavirus, avoid crowds (and bars and evenings of the house), practice social distance, do only run essential races, wash your hands regularly, disinfect frequently affected areas and to cross this healthiest pandemic, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.
