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With facial mask mandates now implemented, even in Conservative states like Alabama and Montana, coatings become increasingly accepted, despite protests against them. Nevertheless, the CDC still has Americans to win. "If we could have everyone wearing a mask right now, I really think over the next four weeks, eight weeks, we could bring this outbreak under control," said Robert Redfield, Director of Disease Control Centers and prevention, this week. Here is the new CDC statement in full:

Americans are increasingly adopting the use of fabric masks to slow the spread of COVID-19 and the last science can convince even more to do so.

In an editorial published today in theAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL (Jama), CDC examined the last science and states that fabric coatings are an essential tool in the fight against Covid-19 which could reduce the spread of the disease, especially when it is used universally within communities. There is growing evidence that fabric coatings help prevent people who have COVID-19 to broadcast the virus to others.

"We are not defending against Covid-19," said Robert R. Redfield, director of the CDC. "Fabric coatings are one of the most powerful weapons we need to slow down and stop the propagation of the virus - especially when it is universally used in a community. All Americans have the responsibility to Protect, their families and their communities. "

This review included two case studies today, one ofJama, showing that universal masking policies reduced SARS-Cov-2 transmission into a Boston hospital system, and one of the weekly CDC (MMWR) weekly mortality and mortality report showing that wearing a mask. Prevented the spread of an infection of two stylists to their customers in the Missouri.

Additional data in today's MMWR showed that, immediately after the Coronavirus working force of the White House and CDC, advised Americans to wear fabric coatings when leaving home, The proportion of American adults who chose to do so increased, with 3 by reporting that they had adopted the recommendation in a national survey on the Internet.

The results of the Missouri case study provide additional evidence on the benefits of wearing a face in cloth covering. The survey focused on two hairdressers, infected with and with CVIV-19 symptoms - whose fair policy followed a local order requiring face coatings for all employees and customers. The investigators noted that none of the stylists of 139 clients or secondary contacts became ill, and all 67 customers who volunteered to test had no sign of infection.

The discovery adds to a growing corpus of evidence that the fabric face coverings offer a source control - that is to say to prevent the person carrying the mask of propagating Covid-19 to others. The main protection that individuals earn masking occur when others in their communities also wear face coatings.

Prevention of COVID-19 in a Missouri hairdresser

When two stylists in a Missouri hair salon have been positive for the virus that causes Covid-19, researchers from the hospitals of the CoxHealth, the University of Washington, the University of Kansas and the County Department of Health From Springfield-Greene-Greene worked together to draw contacts, investigate cases, and publish their conclusions in MMWR.

One of the stylists has developed respiratory symptoms but continued to see customers for eight days. The other, who apparently became infected by his colleague, also developed respiratory symptoms and continued to see customers for four days.

The living room in which they worked had a policy requiring stylists and their customers can wear face coatings, in accordance with the prescription of the local government. The two designers were wearing face coverings in fabric or double-layer surgical masks when you see customers. The median appointment time was 15 minutes and went from 15 to 45 minutes. Over 98% of customers were wearing face-covering 47% were wearing face coverings in fabric, 46% wore surgical masks and about 5% wore respirators N-95.

When clients were interviewed if they had been sick with respiratory symptoms within 90 days before their appointment, 87 (84%) reported not. None of the clients interviewed have developed symptoms of illness. Among 67 (48%) customers who volunteered to be tested, all 67 were negative tested for the virus that causes Covid-19. Several family members of one of the stylists were later developed symptoms and were diagnosed Covid-19.

Survey: acceptance of facial mask guidelines has increased

CDC analyzed data from an internet survey of a national sample of 503 adults during 7 to 9 April and found that about 62% said they would follow the newly announced recommendations to wear a face mask to outside the house. A repeated investigation from May 11 to May 13 showed that the percentage of adults by approving the facial mask port increased by more than 76%.

The increase was driven mainly by a significant jump from the approval of white and non-Hispanic adults, from 54% to 75%. Approval in black and non-Hispanic adults increased by 74% to 82%, and remained stable among Hispanic / Latin Adults at 76% and 77%.

There was also a significant increase in the approval of facial mask among respondents from the Midwest, from 44% to 74%. Approval was larger in the Northeast, from 77% to 87%.

As for yourself: wear your face mask, use extreme caution when you enter an interior space that is inhabited with people you have not shelter, the social distance, you wash your hands frequently, watch your health , avoid crowds (and bars) and to get through this pandemic with your healthier, do not miss these37 places you are most likely to catch coronavirus.