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Articles Tagged With: masking

  • COVID Resurges Amid Pandemic Fatigue, Anemic Vaccine Uptake

    As more hospitals nationally go to universal masking for patient care, we see the other side of an incoming problem: Only 19% of adults older than 18 years of age have received the latest vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

  • Pandemic Puts Scientists, Medical Groups, Federal Agencies at Odds

    Misinformation has been the enemy of truth during a pandemic that now has exceeded two years and taken a million lives, but there also has been genuine scientific disagreement that would seem inevitable given the many variables of the response.

  • Mind the Gap: A Wary Shift from Pandemic to Endemic

    As COVID-19 cases drop dramatically and public health officials relax masking guidelines based on the local situation, there is the temptation to assume the pandemic is over and is entering a broadly defined endemic phase.

  • Party Affiliation and Social Distancing

    Disparate public health messaging from political officials, news media, and online outlets has occurred throughout the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. Some have wanted to ascribe lower rates of compliance with public health guidance to political affiliation.
  • Is It Time for a Mask Mandate?

    With COVID-19 surging nationally, there are increasing calls for a national mask mandate for the public. There appears to be sufficient evidence to support such a measure as we enter a winter of considerable discontent.

  • COVID-19 Precautions Could Blunt Flu Season

    Commonly recommended precautions against COVID-19 including masking and social distancing have blunted transmission against seasonal flu in some countries in the Southern Hemisphere, an epidemiologist reports.

  • ‘Masks Work’: CDC Urges Public to Follow Healthcare Worker Example

    Public health officials are citing a hospital study on the efficacy of mask use among healthcare workers and patients in preventing COVID-19 transmission to support recommendations recommendations for universal masking in the community.

  • Universal Masking Could Blunt COVID-19 Surge

    Growing evidence shows universal masking in public could dampen the feared “second wave” of COVID-19. Although the issue may be hopelessly politicized, universal masking is considered the best option to reopen the economy amid a continuing pandemic.

  • CDC Recommends Universal Masking

    In another new normal of the COVID-19 pandemic, all healthcare personnel should wear surgical masks throughout their entire shift, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends. Moreover, patients should be actively screened for fever before entering the facility and wear their own mask or be provided one to receive care.