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Why COVID Measures Like Masking And New Ones Like Safety Goggles Could Be Needed If Bird Flu Becomes a Pandemic

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-06-26 10:26

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Study rates duckbill N95 as best COVID mask

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-06-21 13:55

Study Confirms One Type of COVID Mask Is 'Significantly Better' Than Others They're not all the same. David Nield ScienceAlert

Of the four types of masks tested, the duckbill N95 mask came out on top: it blocked 99 percent of large particles and 98 percent of small particles from getting out into the air. Overall, 98 percent of the viral load was blocked by the N95.

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New US poll shows fair amount of common ground on preventive COVID-19 steps

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-06-17 18:42

US poll shows fair amount of common ground on preventive COVID-19 steps A new poll from researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the de Beaumont Foundation shows that, despite news coverage that painted Americans as deeply divided on COVID-19 mitigation strategies, including mask wearing, there was significant common ground on these strategies in hindsight. CIDRAP

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"Duckbill" N95 mask gets top billing in stopping SARS-CoV-2 viral leakage into the air--study

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-06-05 09:55

N95 respirator gets top billing in stopping SARS-CoV-2 viral leakage into the air Researchers who compared the ability of cloth and surgical masks and KN95 and N95 respirators to impede SARS-CoV-2 leakage into the environment show that the "duckbill" N95 won handily, stopping 98% of the virus that causes COVID-19. CIDRAP

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Dr. Fauci, at contentious House hearing, cites need for better communication between federal and local heath authorities

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-06-03 19:00

Takeaways from Fauci’s testimony at contentious House hearing on Covid-19 pandemic | CNN Politics Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified on Monday at a House subcommittee hearing about the US response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the origins of the virus. Jen Christensen, Elise Hammond, Antoinette Radford, Maureen Chowdhury CNN

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Pedople with disabilities still struggle as public COVID precautions fade away

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-06-03 09:43

As COVID precautions vanish, people with disabilities struggle with safety and isolation The pace of COVID fatalities in the U.S. has slowed significantly, with the nation’s death toll standing at more than 1 million people. With precautions like mandatory masking no longer in place, it can seem as if worries about the virus are gone as well. But for many people with disabilities, the threat is still very real. We hear from people in the disability community about their concerns. Andrew Corkery PBS NewsHour

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Migrant farm workers need protctive eqipment and paid sick leave to prevent spread of bird flu

Submitted by mike kraft on Wed, 2024-05-29 10:13

As avian flu hops to cows and at least two humans, migrant farm workers are at risk Officials are now incentivizing testing, but experts say workers need protective equipment and paid sick leave to prevent further spread The Guardian

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Many US dairy workers yet to receive protective gear for bird flu

Submitted by mike kraft on Thu, 2024-05-23 12:46

Many US dairy workers yet to receive protective gear for bird flu Many U.S. dairy farms have not yet increased health protections against bird flu for employees during an outbreak in cows, according to workers, activists and farmers, worrying health experts about the risk for more human infections of a virus with pandemic potential. Tom Polansek,Heather Schlitz Reuters

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Wearing Face Masks Did Not Significantly Reduce Risk of COVID Infection After First Omicron Wave ---Britsh study

Submitted by mike kraft on Mon, 2024-05-20 17:53

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North Carolina Senate passes bill to ban most public mask wearing, citing crime concerns

Submitted by mike kraft on Fri, 2024-05-17 18:46

North Carolina lawmakers push bill to ban most public mask wearing, citing crime Republican lawmakers in North Carolina are pushing forward with their plan to repeal a pandemic-era law that allowed the wearing of masks in public for health reasons, a move spurred in part by demonstrations against the war in Gaza that have included masked protesters camped out on college campuses AP News

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