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Data supports use of face masks to reduce COVID transmissions --detailed study, JAMA

Wed, 2023-11-01 09:58 — mike kraft

 

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An evaluation of face mask effectiveness with a leading expert; positive.

Mon, 2023-10-30 10:39 — mike kraft

 

Face mask effectiveness: What science knows now Does wearing a face mask help to prevent COVID? Three and a half years after the pandemic began, here's what scientists have learned. CBS News

 

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Opinion: UK Covid deaths are increasing but mask-wearing in hospitals is down

Mon, 2023-10-16 10:41 — mike kraft
Covid deaths are on the rise again, so what happens? Mask-wearing in hospitals is scrapped | George Monbiot The only masking that’s going on is that of the government’s continued failure to get to grips with the virus, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot The Guardian

 

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The woman engineer who showed that the Covid virus is airborne--and helped change the guidance

Fri, 2023-10-06 11:58 — mike kraft

This 'genius' engineer reframed the way we think about the pandemic : Goats and Soda : NPR

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Advice on preparing for "Another COVID-19 winter"

Fri, 2023-09-22 10:56 — mike kraft
Another Covid-19 winter is coming. Here’s how to prepare. Free Covid tests are back — and new vaccines are at your local pharmacy too. Dylan Scott Vox

 

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Politics: Ex-aide discloses why Trump rarely wore masks during pandemic; DeSanis won't support support vaccine funding

Thu, 2023-09-21 11:07 — mike kraft
Ex-White House Aide Reveals Why Trump Wouldn't Wear A Mask During Pandemic Cassidy Hutchinson explains why the then-president said "I’m not wearing this thing" in 2020. Yahoo News
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Disinformation issue: Conspiracy theory that Biden will use COVID to rig election is spreading unchecked; new book on Trump's past infection attitude

Wed, 2023-09-20 10:01 — mike kraft
Why the conspiracy theory that Biden will use COVID to rig election is spreading unchecked New study says false claims of a Biden plot to reinstate COVID restrictions and steal the election are spreading unchecked on Facebook, X and TikTok. Yahoo Finance

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Health Workers Warn Proposed Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers

Mon, 2023-09-18 19:18 — mike kraft
Health Workers Warn Loosening Mask Advice in Hospitals Would Harm Patients and Providers - KFF Health News Clinicians, researchers, and workplace safety officers worry new guidelines on face masks from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might reduce protection against the coronavirus and other airborne pathogens in hospitals. khnkit KFF Health News
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U.S. schools grapple with COVID safety amid late summer surge

Thu, 2023-09-07 20:05 — mike kraft
Covid surges in schools are leading to widespread absences Some districts have reinstated limited masking and other precautions as COVID cases and hospitalizations rise. Adriel Bettelheim,Maya Goldman Axios
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Florida Gov. DeSantis and state's surgeon general criticize COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine

Thu, 2023-09-07 19:45 — mike kraft
Gov. DeSantis and Florida surgeon general warn against new COVID-19 restrictions and vaccine Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is criticizing efforts across the U.S. to tamp down a recent jump in COVID-19 cases through temporary restrictions or masking. AP News
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