I am a doctor and here's why masks are better than vaccines
Doctors found no difference between a vaccine and a facial mask in influenza prevention.
If you are like most people, you're probably waiting with swing breathing for a Covid-19 vaccine. This pandemic drags for months, so it is easy to assume once a vaccine is released, everyone is clear. After a punch at your doctor's office, we can all rejoice in the glory of science. You can go to a concert, welcomes a friend in an overcrowded bar and head to a Kickboxing class at the gym.
CornDr. Robert Redfield, Director at theCenters for Disaster Control and Prevention,is here with a verification of reality. He recently asserted that the facial masks are more effective than a vaccine at this stage and that a vaccine may not be the final solution - all the solution to the virus. Read to hear why masks are better than vaccines and protecting your health and health of others, do not miss theseWithout signs that you have already had coronavirus.
How do vaccines work?
"Vaccines help develop immunity by imitating an infection", according toThe CDC. The infection does not cause you to get sick, but it teaches your body how to fight against this particular infection. Throughout this pandemic, we all discovered that it takes several tests, tons of scientists and a lot of money to develop a vaccine. But even with all this research and all this time dedicated to the coronavirus vaccine, there can be no guarantee that it will be 100% effective.
TheAdministration of food and medicine (FDA)agreed to approve a CIVID-19 vaccine, although it is only 50% effective. Although it seems shocking, it is not uncommon for the approved vaccine to have a relatively low effective rate.
In fact, an effective rate of 50% is the note of the influenza vaccine, according to the CDC. So even if everyone has got the approved Covid-19 vaccine, only about half of them will be really protected from the virus. "If I do not get an immune response, the vaccine will not protect me," said Dr. Redfield.
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How do face masks work?
When youcarry a face mask In public on your nose and your mouth, it is less likely that your breathing droplets penetrate in the air and potentially land on other people. If you have COVID-19 but you are asymptomatic, you protect those around you with "the most powerful public health tool", according to Dr. Redfield.
Why easy masks are better than vaccines
Dr. Appachurai BalaThe Deputy Medical Medical Officer of the Ministry of Health Arkansas agrees that there is evidence that optional masks are more effective than a vaccine. "There is no study to compare a vaccine with face masks for Covid, but there are studies on seasonal flu"Dr. Bala said. When analyzing these studies, he found no difference between a vaccine and a facial mask in the prevention of influenza.
The face masks were also one of the only defenses of the general public against Spanish flu. "The story is repeated and at that time, we did not have vaccines, face masks were promoted," Bala said.
Without a 100% efficient vaccine that has been distributed completely around the world, Dr. Redfield warns that facial masks are our only line of defense against the virus right now. "I could even go so far as to say that this facial mask is more guaranteed to protect me against Covid than when I take a Covid vaccine," says Dr. Redfield.
So what do we do while scientists are still difficult to work by developing a vaccine? "It is really important to physically or socially distance, wearing masks and wash your hands as much as possible," says Dr. Bala. Follow the guidelines of the CDC, be patient and we will cross this pandemic together. And to cross this pandemic with your healthiest, do not miss these35 places you are most likely to catch Covid.
