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Denis Rancourt, " Masks Don't Work: A review of science relevant to COVID-19 social policy ," Technical Report · April 2020. (dissidentvoice.org)
in "New virus cases fall in the U.S. and experts credit masks," Times-Colonist , 26 August 2020: A9. (dissidentvoice.org)
Prior to March of 2020, if you didn't work in a hospital setting or on a construction site, it's unlikely you had ever worn a face mask. (popsci.com)
Only on April 3, 2020, did the CDC recommend cloth face masks as a way to protect other people, if not the wearer themselves. (popsci.com)
With teachers wearing masks since September 2020, it is something that children will have had time to adjust to. (rte.ie)
Passengers are seen wearing protective masks and gloves at Miami International Airport in Miami, Florida, United States on March 29, 2020. (cnbc.com)
10 August 2020 - As part of the COVID-19 response, WHO and the Federal Ministry of Health are holding a workshop for local communities on producing fabric face masks. (who.int)

This research has generated ample evidence-from a range of sources, including mannequin studies, statistical analyses, and real world experience-that masks can reduce the risk of catching and spreading the novel coronavirus. (popsci.com)
There is growing evidence of the shots' power to prevent serious disease and blunt transmission of the coronavirus, and health officials are increasingly unified in their belief that those who are fully inoculated can safely resume many activities without wearing face coverings. (latimes.com)
Australian health authorities have urged people not to waste face masks by wearing them out of fear of the coronavirus. (abc.net.au)
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis , one of the nation's most prominent opponents of coronavirus restrictions, lashed out at a group of students attending a cybersecurity event for wearing face coverings on Wednesday. (yahoo.com)
These particles can carry the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 from one person to the next, so wearing a mask helps to cut down that transmission . (livescience.com)
Some of the nation's top infectious-disease and epidemiology experts say moving away from universal mask wearing - one of the only tools against the coronavirus until a vaccine is available - will only frustrate society's efforts to reopen. (latimes.com)
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA - The Centers for Disease Control has highlighted a significant case study where 139 clients in Missouri who visited a hair salon might have been saved from catching the coronavirus because everyone was wearing masks. (11alive.com)
Although a surgical mask helps trap larger respiratory droplets, it can't protect you from contracting the novel coronavirus, which is known as SARS-CoV-2. (healthline.com)
Trump and his allies have defended his refusal to wear a mask, arguing that because the president and his inner circle are routinely tested for the coronavirus, he does not need to wear a mask. (npr.org)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that individuals wear snug-fitting cloth masks in public settings to help prevent the possible spread of the coronavirus from the mask-wearing individual to others. (npr.org)
The MBTA Green line passengers with masks on a weekday morning during COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. (boston.com)
U.S. health authorities have announced they're changing the official recommendations on face masks, now urging people to wear them in public spaces to help slow the spread of the coronavirus. (npr.org)
U.S. health authorities had discouraged healthy Americans from wearing facial coverings for weeks, saying they were likely to do more harm than good in the fight against the coronavirus - but now, as researchers have learned more about how the highly contagious virus spreads, officials have changed their recommendations. (npr.org)
U.S. health authorities have long maintained that face masks should be reserved only for medical professionals and patients suffering from COVID-19, the deadly disease caused by the coronavirus. (npr.org)
The Delta flight proceeded back to Metro Airport before takeoff Saturday night when a woman refused to put on a face mask, a mandatory requirement on every flight for customer and crewmember safety during the coronavirus pandemic, Delta confirmed. (foxnews.com)
A Delta flight returned to the gate after woman refused to wear a face mask, a mandatory requirement during coronavirus. (foxnews.com)
Faced with a continuing pandemic and coronavirus variants, the US health agency is putting the mask order in place effective Feb. 1 at 11:59 p.m. (kvue.com)
Nevertheless, mechanistic studies found that surgical masks could prevent transmission of human coronavirus and influenza virus infections if worn by infected persons ( 2 ). (cdc.gov)
Before the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus epidemic in Taiwan, only persons with open tuberculosis wore masks in public. (cdc.gov)
Although evidence is limited for their effectiveness in preventing transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, either for source control or to reduce exposure, the wearing of masks by healthy persons may prevent potential asymptomatic or presymptomatic transmission ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)

Now, we own them by the dozens-a grab bag of KN95s and bandanas, surgical masks, and floral-printed fabric coverings. (popsci.com)
For example, one 2010 study inspired by SARS and swine flu and published in the journal Applied Biosafety, fitted Styrofoam heads with four types of face coverings-a surgical mask, a pre-shaped dust mask, a bandana, and an N95 respirator-and then used a nebulizer machine to spray a saline water solution into the air around them. (popsci.com)
Most U.S. carriers will require passengers wear masks or face coverings on flights. (cnbc.com)
Fans wearing face masks and face coverings enter the race track prior to the NASCAR Cup Series All-Star Race at Bristol Motor Speedway on July 15 in Bristol, Tennessee. (cnn.com)
while the CDC strongly recommends wearing masks and face coverings to slow the spread of the novel virus, POTUS has refused to get with the program. (tmz.com)
It's been several weeks since Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered Californians to wear masks or face coverings while in public settings. (latimes.com)
The city of Monterey also said it would fine those not wearing face coverings. (latimes.com)
While health officials say wearing face coverings is a vital tool in the fight against COVID-19 - as they can help keep those who are infected from spreading the disease to others - some local governments and county-level law enforcement agencies said they would not enforce the requirement. (latimes.com)
However, in the case of COVID-19, the CDC does advise the general public to wear cloth face coverings to prevent the spread of the disease. (healthline.com)
President Trump said Friday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that people wear cloth or fabric face coverings, which can be made at home, when entering public spaces such as grocery stores and public transit stations. (npr.org)

According to MIT historian Emma J. Teng , "[masks seem] to have arisen with the 1918 influenza pandemic, becoming commonplace first in Japan. (popsci.com)
It didn't help that early in the COVID-19 pandemic, many public health officials in the US advised against wearing masks. (popsci.com)
The wearing of face masks by primary school children is another tool in the defence against Covid-19 and is one of a number of changes that children have experienced since the onset of the pandemic. (rte.ie)
Beginning Tuesday, most of California's mask rules imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic - covering customers' trips to the store, the gym and restaurants - will disappear for those who are vaccinated. (latimes.com)
The Federal Government has activated its emergency response plan in anticipation of the virus being declared a pandemic, but it's reassuring Australians that the Government has more than enough face masks if they are needed. (abc.net.au)
President Trump finally coming around to the idea of wearing a face mask during a pandemic would be huge -- but a wax statue figured it out before he did. (tmz.com)
Early in the pandemic , both N95s and surgical masks were in short supply and the general public largely turned to cloth masks. (livescience.com)
it's pretty clear that masking is the element that changes the trajectories of the COVID pandemic. (latimes.com)
She said it's no coincidence that some countries where universal masking has long been culturally accepted have been hit less hard by the pandemic. (latimes.com)
If widespread face mask use by the public is combined with physical distancing and some lockdown, it may offer an acceptable way of managing the pandemic and reopening economic activity long before there is a working vaccine," the lead author of the British study, Richard Stutt of the University of Cambridge, said in a statement . (latimes.com)
Trump has also reportedly said he would look ridiculous wearing a mask and that he worried it would send the wrong message, contradicting his predictions that the end of the pandemic is just around the corner. (aol.com)
Given the current state of the pandemic, some public health experts have expressed concern that dropping the mask mandate is a premature decision. (boston.com)
While airlines have enforced strict mask-wearing policies during the pandemic, there have been a number of similar incidents in which passengers refused to be compliant. (foxnews.com)
WASHINGTON - In a major step toward returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday, allowing them to stop wearing masks outdoors in crowds and in most indoor settings. (wthr.com)
Taiwan recommended the use of masks early in the pandemic. (cdc.gov)
Rational use of face masks in the COVID-19 pandemic. (cdc.gov)
ABSTRACT Purpose Due to the pandemic of the Covid-19 disease , it became common to wear masks on some public spaces. (bvsalud.org)
This animation explains who should wear medical and fabric masks in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. (bvsalud.org)

the University of Münster is calling on students, employees and guests to continue wearing face masks in university buildings. (uni-muenster.de)
United Airlines is expanding its mask requirements for passengers, requiring that its fliers wear a face covering in all 360 airports United serves, at every step from check-in to baggage claim. (cnn.com)
It is now telling customers who have a health condition preventing them from wearing a face covering to maybe reconsider flying. (cnn.com)
This topical dissension sparked a recent debate between Denis Rancourt and philosopher David Kyle Johnson on the efficacy of wearing face masks to protect against transmission of respiratory viruses. (dissidentvoice.org)
Perhaps because SARS never made its way to America on a population-scale, face masks never made their way into American popular culture. (popsci.com)
As a result, these laboratory scientists could say certain face masks "do block particles physically," Gandhi says. (popsci.com)
Apart from the cognitive load of adding to the never-ending list of things to remember each morning, what might be the psychological impacts of requiring primary school children to wear face masks in the classroom? (rte.ie)
Local 685 members have done a remarkable job in slowing the initial spread of the virus and bending the curve by adhering to physical distancing and wearing face masks. (constantcontact.com)
For a fully vaccinated person, is it worth it to still wear a face covering even though the chances of infection are exceedingly low? (latimes.com)
Major U.S. airlines on Thursday said they will require travelers to wear face masks on board their planes as carriers take steps to try to protect the health of passengers and crew. (cnbc.com)
s policy requires travelers to wear a mask or other face covering in the check-in area, premium lounges, boarding gate areas and on board for the whole flight, except during meals. (cnbc.com)
This new measure is aligned with CDC recommendations and those of many municipalities within the U.S. that include wearing a face covering when out in public. (cnbc.com)
The U.S. government has recommended that air travelers wear face masks but hasn't required them. (cnbc.com)
We believe that the reduction in the growth rates of infections by 40% to 60% is our best estimate of the effects of face masks ….We should also stress that 40 to 60% might still be a lower bound. (motherjones.com)
Young woman wearing face mask on phone. (abc.net.au)
There are some obvious benefits to wearing a face mask. (tmz.com)
Face masks were everywhere in Asia during the 2009 swine flu outbreak. (smh.com.au)
Simple hygiene methods such as handwashing, face masks and quarantine should not be forgotten, Professor Del Mar said. (smh.com.au)
But public health officials have emphatically said that no one should be maligned if they do choose to wear a face covering. (yahoo.com)
Many communities recommended or required that citizens wear face masks in public-and this, not the onerous lockdowns, drew the most ire. (yahoo.com)
That means you may need to upgrade your face mask, experts say. (livescience.com)
Here's what to consider when selecting your own face mask. (livescience.com)
Face masks block particles of saliva and moisture from spewing out of the mouth and nose. (livescience.com)
The cloth mask improves the fit of the surgical mask, by hugging it to the face, while the surgical mask acts as an additional filter and carries an electrostatic charge that traps respiratory droplets expelled by the wearer, and also helps repel infectious particles in the air. (livescience.com)
Everyone should be wearing your face covering. (latimes.com)
In a British study, mathematical models found that wearing face masks all the time while in public - not just after symptoms appear - would reduce the number of people with active infections over time. (latimes.com)
CDC says a potential virus outbreak may have been prevented when all wore face masks. (11alive.com)
That means that evidence seems to shows that if someone contracted COVID-19, and they were wearing a face covering, they would contract a less severe form of the disease the CDC has indicated . (11alive.com)
Let's talk about face masks. (cbsnews.com)
So, health officials advised wearing face masks to prevent people with COVID-19 from spreading it to others . (cbsnews.com)
Wearing a face mask often helps people feel protected and reassured. (healthline.com)
But can a surgical face mask keep you from being exposed to or transmitting certain infectious diseases? (healthline.com)
And, if face masks do shield you from infectious diseases, such as COVID-19 , is there a proper way to put them on, take them off, and discard them? (healthline.com)
What is a surgical face mask? (healthline.com)
The mask may also reduce the likelihood of hand-to-face contact . (healthline.com)
When should you wear a face mask? (healthline.com)
Check for defects in the face mask, such as tears or broken loops. (healthline.com)
Once the mask is positioned securely, there are certain precautions to keep in mind to ensure you don't transfer pathogens to your face or hands. (healthline.com)
If you have to touch the face mask while you're wearing it, wash your hands first. (healthline.com)
It's important to remove the face mask correctly to ensure you don't transfer any germs to your hands or face. (healthline.com)
President Trump on Thursday briefly wore a protective face mask during his visit to a Ford Motor Co. plant - away from reporters' view - after stoking concern about his resistance to wearing the expert-recommended gear. (npr.org)
Trump starts his tour of Ford's Rawsonville Plant with four executives in face masks. (npr.org)
One of which is the need to wear face masks in public. (coopervision.com)
While face masks do a good job of reducing the spread of airborne particles from the mouth and nose, they are of course not air tight. (coopervision.com)
Where the top edge of the face mask is not sitting snugly against the face, exhaled air is forced up and out of the top of the mask. (coopervision.com)
The fit of the face mask is a good place to start. (coopervision.com)
b) Improved position of face mask and spectacles to reduce fogging. (coopervision.com)
3 To reduce its occurrence, the first step is to follow the advice outlined above on achieving a good fit with the face mask, particularly along its top edge. (coopervision.com)
Republicans say encouraging masks and distancing after vaccination disincentivizes getting the jab, while Democrats say the vaccine doesn't provide 100% immunity, especially in the face of variants. (foxnews.com)
A pedestrian in a face mask crosses the Williamsburg Bridge in New York City last month. (npr.org)
And while the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control continues to discourage the use of face masks, some European countries, such as Austria and the Czech Republic, have told their residents to cover up their mouths and noses before entering a store. (npr.org)
In July, a man was taken off a Delta flight before takeoff for not properly wearing a face covering and fighting with cabin crew members when confronted on the Aruba to Atlanta flight. (foxnews.com)
A California cafe is charging customers $5 if they wear a face mask when they place their order. (wnd.com)
President Joe Biden arrives to speak on updated guidance on face mask mandates and COVID-19 response, in the Rose Garden of the White House, Thursday, May 13, 2021, in Washington. (wthr.com)
Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks. (cdc.gov)
The campaign aims to encourage responsible behaviour through using community engagement and advocacy to emphasize the importance of applying preventive measures such as hand washing, avoiding hand shaking, physical distancing and wearing face masks as part of daily life. (who.int)
Although most COVID-19 preventive measures are relatively easy to adopt through behaviour modification, the public can find the use of face masks a challenge, especially in underprivileged communities that cannot obtain a continuous supply of single use medical masks. (who.int)
Through developing sewing skills and learning to make masks, by the end of their training community members will be able transfer their knowledge and train their communities on local face mask production according to WHO guidelines, enabling them to locally produce good quality fabric masks. (who.int)
Consider a face mask with a clear window, which can make reading lips easier. (medlineplus.gov)
Social distancing and face masks are necessary for preventing the spread of COVID-19. (medlineplus.gov)
Consider a face mask with a clear window. (medlineplus.gov)
For more information on this topic, including about gaiters, face shields, masks and children, wearing masks with glasses, mask wearing mistakes, and how to take off a mask, click the Learn More button below. (cdc.gov)
Anyone with a cold should use face mask to prevent others from getting infected. (who.int)
Wear a face mask for protection if leaving the house to areas with crowds is inevitable. (who.int)
Wearing a face mask. (cdc.gov)

At least one was scientifically sound: At the time, there was little evidence to definitively say masks could stop COVID-19 transmission, says Monica Gandhi of the University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine. (popsci.com)

Back in May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had relaxed masking recommendations, stating that for those who are fully vaccinated it was reasonably safe to go unmasked both outdoors and inside. (popsci.com)
By contrast, people not yet fully vaccinated will be required to wear masks in businesses and public indoor settings, including retail stores, restaurants, theaters and family entertainment centers. (latimes.com)
Theoretically, this creates an easy-to-understand standard: fully vaccinated equals no mask. (latimes.com)
ATLANTA, GA. - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Tuesday that fully-vaccinated Americans can resume some outdoor activities without wearing masks. (wtvr.com)
If you are fully vaccinated, you no longer need to wear a mask," he said, summarizing the new guidance and encouraging more Americans to roll up their sleeves. (wthr.com)
The guidance still calls for wearing masks in crowded indoor settings like buses, planes, hospitals, prisons and homeless shelters, but it will help clear the way for reopening workplaces, schools and other venues - even removing the need for social distancing for those who are fully vaccinated. (wthr.com)
Anyone who is fully vaccinated can participate in indoor and outdoor activities - large or small - without wearing a mask or physically distancing," Walensky said. (wthr.com)
Walensky and Biden said people who are not fully vaccinated should continue to wear masks indoors. (wthr.com)
He said the government was not going to enforce the mask wearing guidance on those not yet fully vaccinated. (wthr.com)

Those are going to be much more effective than a cloth mask or surgical mask," she said. (webmd.com)
Many experts are recommending people wear fitted surgical masks, a cloth mask over a surgical mask, multi-layer cloth masks with a non-woven filter, or a well-fitted N95 mask. (livescience.com)
A surgical mask is better than a cloth mask, a tight-fitting surgical mask is better than a loose-fitting mask, and an N95 is better than a surgical mask," Dr. Tom Frieden, the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told Vox . (livescience.com)
Surgical masks block less of the smallest particles, but they offer more protection to the wearer than single-layer cloth masks, according to a review of observational studies published in The Lancet in June. (livescience.com)
For the general public, placing a cloth mask over a surgical mask may be the best option, Popular Science reported . (livescience.com)
A surgical mask is a loose-fitting, disposable mask that's rectangular in shape. (healthline.com)
A properly worn three-ply surgical mask may help block transmission of large-particle microorganisms from droplets, sprays, splatters, and splashes. (healthline.com)
However, the edges of surgical masks don't form a tight seal around your nose or mouth. (healthline.com)
Some studies have failed to show that surgical masks effectively prevent exposure to infectious diseases in community or public settings. (healthline.com)
At present, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) doesn't recommend that the general public wear surgical masks or N95 respirators to protect from respiratory illnesses like COVID-19. (healthline.com)
If you need to wear a surgical mask, take the following steps to put one on correctly. (healthline.com)
This may be achieved by repositioning the mask, trying a different design or shaped mask, or carefully taping the top edge with surgical tape to create a better seal. (coopervision.com)
In fact, officials say it probably shouldn't be: The CDC recommends constructing your own cloth mask, so as to help ensure that doctors and nurses can obtain access to medical-grade surgical or N95 masks amid a widespread shortage of supplies . (npr.org)
1 ) that found no significant reduction in influenza transmission with the use of surgical masks in the community, based on 10 randomized controlled trials. (cdc.gov)
Effectiveness of surgical and cotton masks in blocking SARS-CoV-2: a controlled comparison in 4 patients. (cdc.gov)
The training aims to develop the skills needed to produce fabric masks as a way to address the shortage of masks and ensure that surgical masks are reserved for health workers. (who.int)
and E3 also contained a highly impermeable coverall, separate hood, and surgical mask cover over the N95 respirator. (cdc.gov)

The mask may refer to African-Americans being forced to conform to stereotypes forced upon them by white society, such as Dunbar's dialect poems, which he at times felt confined to writing. (wikipedia.org)
Dunbar is saying that African-Americans were only seen for their "mask", or through the mold that white society forced them to fill. (wikipedia.org)
Wearing a mask might have been a novelty for Americans to get used to this past year, but their large-scale use isn't new. (popsci.com)
Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention effectively said that millions of Americans who had been masking no longer had to do so . (yahoo.com)
There's a clear consensus that Americans should wear masks in public and continue to practice proper social distancing. (yahoo.com)
While a majority of Americans support wearing masks, widespread and consistent compliance has proven difficult to maintain in communities across the country. (yahoo.com)
Before the updated guidance, the CDC had been advising Americans to wear masks outdoors if they were within 6 feet of each other. (wtvr.com)
Most Americans are actually still in support of mask mandates on airplanes, trains, and other types of public transportation, according to a poll conducted last week by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (boston.com)
The poll found that 56% of Americans want to keep the mask mandates in place, with the strongest support coming from those ages 60 and older and Democrats. (boston.com)
Millions of Americans are doing the right thing and getting vaccinated, but essential workers are still forced to play mask police for shoppers who are unvaccinated and refuse to follow local COVID safety measures," said Marc Perrone, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. (wthr.com)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "recommends properly wearing a high-quality mask or respirator over the nose and mouth in indoor areas of public transportation (such as airplanes, trains, buses, ferries) and transportation hubs (such as airports, stations and seaports). (webmd.com)
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated mask recommendations on its website, urging people not use masks with valves or vents. (cnn.com)
Multi-layer cloth masks with high thread counts consistently outperform single-layer cloth masks with low thread counts, both in terms of protecting the wearer and those around them, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (livescience.com)
I don't think that I'm going to be doing it," he said after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its guidelines to encourage mask usage. (aol.com)
A reporter told Cruz that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) still recommends vaccinated people wear masks in public. (foxnews.com)

And so if you really don't want to get sick, you can protect yourself by wearing a mask when you're indoors," Dr Sara Cody, the Santa Clara County public health director and health officer, told the LA Times . (independent.co.uk)
Under current state guidelines -- which are followed by many counties including Riverside, Orange and San Diego -- masks are only required indoors at public transit facilities such as airports, healthcare settings, adult and senior care facilities, schools, correctional facilities, homeless shelters, emergency shelters and cooling centers. (nbclosangeles.com)
She's also said CDC still recommends masks for full-vaccinated people while indoors. (wtvr.com)
When asked about the decision to relax mask guidance, Walensky pointed to research that shows transmission of the virus mostly occurs indoors. (wtvr.com)

A California workplace safety board recommends ending mask rules for workers if everyone in a room is vaccinated against COVID-19. (latimes.com)
Workers and attendees at these locations are now required to wear masks upon entry. (independent.co.uk)
Workers complained that masks were too uncomfortable to wear all day. (yahoo.com)
Elections Saskatchewan announced last week that only elections workers and candidate scrutineers are required to wear masks, though it strongly encouraged voters to do so as well. (cbc.ca)
These measures include recommended mask usage at polling locations, the provision of masks to voters, physical distancing, hand sanitization and the use of barriers for the added protection of elections workers,' spokesperson Jim Billington said. (cbc.ca)
For others, such as healthcare workers and those in the service industry, it may mean wearing masks for extended periods of time throughout the day. (coopervision.com)
Wearing gloves helps protect both patients and health care workers from infection. (medlineplus.gov)

Physicist Denis Rancourt has examined the scientific literature on what RCTs reveal about the prophylaxis of masks and respirators against respiratory viruses. (dissidentvoice.org)

earlier this week became the first major U.S. airline to mandate masks for travelers. (cnbc.com)
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear extended his state's mask mandate by 30 days yesterday, saying "It's working. (cnn.com)
The mask mandate, mirroring a requirement already in effect in Los Angeles County and select other counties across the state, will remain in place until Jan. 15. (nbclosangeles.com)
Los Angeles County has long maintained a mask-wearing mandate at indoor public facilities. (nbclosangeles.com)
Earlier this week, a federal judge struck down the national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transit, leading several major airlines to end their masking requirements just hours following the ruling. (boston.com)
In a recent Boston.com survey, before the federal travel mask mandate was lifted, more than 3,500 readers said it was time to end the requirement on planes. (boston.com)

For more on the CDC's guidance on proper and effective masks, visit the agency's website to see the order . (kvue.com)
Today is a great day for America," President Joe Biden said during a Rose Garden address celebrating the new CDC mask guidance. (wthr.com)
Today is a great day for America," President Joe Biden said during a Rose Garden address heralding the new guidance, an event where he and his staff went without masks. (wthr.com)
Hours earlier in the Oval Office, where Biden was meeting with vaccinated Republican lawmakers, he led the group in removing their masks when the guidance was announced. (wthr.com)
CDC has updated its mask-wearing guidance. (cdc.gov)

And given the heated debates over masking, officials are already warning the public against heaping scorn or dirty looks on those who decide to remain masked. (latimes.com)
On Wednesday night, Cal/OSHA officials suggested they will submit proposed new standards next week that are expected to incorporate California's new mask rules. (latimes.com)
Health officials understood that radically changing public behavior was a difficult undertaking, especially since many found masks uncomfortable to wear. (yahoo.com)
The expanding list includes China and South Korea , where officials have even taken the step of distributing masks. (npr.org)

CDC recommends universal indoor masking for all teachers, staff, students, and visitors to K-12 schools, regardless of vaccination status. (cdc.gov)
Yet after more than a year of playing it safe, some are still planning to wear masks in crowded indoor public places when they cannot be sure that everyone around them has been vaccinated. (latimes.com)
Players were seen on video without masks during the indoor event while talking and mingling with guests, who also weren't wearing masks. (click2houston.com)
Citing a sharp increase in COVID-19 infection rates since Thanksgiving, the state announced Monday that beginning Wednesday, mask-wearing will become mandatory in all indoor public settings across California regardless of vaccination status. (nbclosangeles.com)
As we look at the evidence that masks do make a difference, even a 10% increase in indoor masking can reduce case transmission significantly," he said. (nbclosangeles.com)
The state already technically requires mask-wearing for unvaccinated people at indoor public facilities, but the new rule will impact everyone regardless of vaccine status. (nbclosangeles.com)
Ghaly said roughly half of California's population lives in counties that already have an indoor mask-wearing requirement in place. (nbclosangeles.com)

The Red Cross took out newspaper ads encouraging their use and offered instructions on how to construct masks at home using gauze and cotton string. (yahoo.com)
On occasion, they wore "cotton gauze masks. (cdc.gov)

A majority of Floridians favored masking during the Delta wave of late summer 2021, but DeSantis engaged in a protracted legal battle with school districts that sought to impose mask mandates. (yahoo.com)
Please wear a mask" (2021). (cdc.gov)

A mask blocks the spread of all kinds of germs, not just COVID-19, and it's "the best tool we have to prevent the spread of those surging respiratory viruses," including flu and RSV, Popescu said. (webmd.com)
Wearing gloves in the hospital helps prevent the spread of germs. (medlineplus.gov)
You should wear gloves for this sort of contact, even if a patient seems healthy and has no signs of any germs. (medlineplus.gov)

Nonetheless, both of these point in the same direction: mask wearing is highly effective in halting the spread of COVID-19. (motherjones.com)

Donald Trump I Don't Wear a Mask But My Wax Figure Does! (tmz.com)
Maybe it is overrated ," Trump said during a visit to Owens & Minor, a medical supply company in Allentown, Pennsylvania, that distributes masks and other products. (aol.com)
Trump did not wear a mask during his visit, and neither did his chief of staff, Mark Meadows. (aol.com)
Even though the federal government's own health experts recommend wearing masks, Trump has refused to do so. (aol.com)
Trump, however, will continue not to wear one . (aol.com)
President Trump holds a mask as he speaks during a tour of Ford's Rawsonville Plant in Ypsilanti, Mich., on Thursday. (npr.org)
Ford said in a statement that Chairman Bill Ford had "encouraged President Trump to wear a mask when he arrived. (npr.org)
The Miami Police Department said they are investigating an incident involving an officer in uniform who was spotted wearing a pro-Trump mask inside a polling site. (abc15.com)
Trump emphasized that wearing masks in public is voluntary and said he will not be doing so. (npr.org)

As Axios reports , 25 states, plus the District of Columbia, have put mask mandates in place for public spaces. (11alive.com)

Delta Air Lines, which also require passengers wear masks starting at check-in, updated its mask policy on Monday. (cnn.com)

Trump's VP Mike Pence IS finally wearing a mask. (tmz.com)
Vice President Mike Pence also faced significant criticism when he visited the Mayo Clinic and did not wear a mask ― even though it was the policy of the facility. (aol.com)

Several Washington state and North Carolina sheriffs have announced they will not enforce their state's mask order. (yahoo.com)

Since May, the airline had only been requiring that passengers wear a mask while on board a flight. (cnn.com)
Now passengers who believe they have "extraordinary circumstances" preventing them from wearing a mask must get permission from the airline not to wear one. (cnn.com)
will also start requiring masks for passengers Monday. (cnbc.com)
Eastern, all passengers on public transportation will be required to wear a mask. (kvue.com)
Passengers will be required to wear masks while waiting, boarding, traveling and disembarking, the order said . (kvue.com)
Passengers must have both their nose and mouth covered with a mask. (kvue.com)

The Times quoted epidemiologists, infectious disease doctors and air-filtration experts saying that travelers this year "absolutely" should wear masks. (webmd.com)
The airline is also urging travelers to wear them in security lines and in restrooms. (cnbc.com)
Airlines are also requiring that flight attendants wear masks and have said they will make masks available for travelers. (cnbc.com)

While many people have forgone wearing masks, UC San Francisco infectious diseases expert, Dr Peter Chin-Hong, cautioned the Los Angeles Times that swearing off masks for good would put people at higher risk of contracting the virus, elaborating: "Right now, when things are heating up all around the country with Covid, you might want to think about [masking at] public transit and airports. (independent.co.uk)
Tell us: Will you continue to wear a mask on planes, public transit? (boston.com)

This advice applies especially to those wearing single-layer cloth masks, bandanas or poorly fitted masks, which offer the least protection to the wearer and those around them. (livescience.com)
While cloth masks protect others by keeping those particles out of the air, they may also protect the wearer somewhat as well, by blocking infectious droplets in the air from reaching the nose or mouth, Live Science previously reported . (livescience.com)
Still, highly protective N95s do a better job of protecting both the wearer and people nearby from SARS-CoV-2 particles than do cotton masks. (livescience.com)
1 The former can happen the moment the mask is put on, affecting vision for the wearer. (coopervision.com)
Sherrill Schier is not a mask wearer, but does have them on-hand for her customers. (kxan.com)
The authors pointed out the limitations of their study: small sample size and suboptimal adherence in the mask-wearer group ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)

the famed wax museum has added a red mask protecting Trump's mouth and nose. (tmz.com)
A metal strip may be present at the top of the mask and can be pinched to fit the mask around your nose. (healthline.com)
If present, make sure the metallic strip is at the top of the mask and positioned against the bridge of your nose. (healthline.com)

By getting more people to wear a mask, people can protect themselves 5 times more from the virus exposure than not wearing a mask. (ipetitions.com)
The movement of air over the ocular surface creates a drying environment, so additional advice for this group of patients relates to balancing their exposure to other drying situations whilst wearing their mask. (coopervision.com)

Despite what we know about their effectiveness as a public health measure , we know much less about the short or long term psychological impact of masks on wearers, especially children. (rte.ie)
Furthermore, given that so many social opportunities have been lost or changed due to public health restrictions, it would be difficult to determine the actual or potential psychological impact of mask wearing alone. (rte.ie)
The growing number of people who are not heeding the warnings of local health officers by not wearing masks or socially distancing. (constantcontact.com)
Some public health experts say they will still probably wear masks for those occasions, while others say they feel perfectly comfortable dropping them even in those settings. (latimes.com)
This is very nuanced still, and there are some people for whom mask wearing is still life saving," Los Angeles County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer said this week. (latimes.com)
But consistently wearing masks could save nearly 70,000 of the 295,000 people projected to die of the virus by December 1, the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) director Dr. Christopher Murray said on CNN's Global Town Hall. (cnn.com)
A push to protect people against the flu with a 'weak' vaccine is overshadowing effective prevention methods such as hand-washing and mask-wearing, a public health expert has warned. (smh.com.au)
After two years of mixed messages from health authorities and media," she wrote in an email to Yahoo News, "the governor wants to make sure everyone is aware of the facts and data now, so they can feel free and comfortable without a mask. (yahoo.com)
In mid-October of 1918, amidst a raging epidemic in the Northeast and rapidly growing outbreaks nationwide, the United States Public Health Service circulated leaflets recommending that all citizens wear a mask. (yahoo.com)
Utah's board of health considered issuing a mandatory statewide mask order but decided against it, arguing that citizens would take false security in the effectiveness of masks and relax their vigilance. (yahoo.com)
CEO Michael Boda said Elections Saskatchewan had not consulted with Dr. Saqib Shahab, the province's chief medical health officer, specifically on the question of requiring masks. (cbc.ca)

Linsey Marr, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at Virginia Tech and an expert on airborne transmission of viruses, recommends high-quality masks, such as an N95, KN95 or KF94. (webmd.com)
VERIFY: What's the difference between KN95 and N95 masks? (kvue.com)

We want to know: Are you prepared to take your masks off on planes, buses, and trains? (boston.com)

Male presenters are broadcasting programmes on air wearing black medical masks, sometimes jointly with women colleagues. (deccanherald.com)

That divergence is symbolic of a new era California faces come Tuesday, when people will make their own choices as to whether to continue wearing masks, even if they're no longer required. (latimes.com)
There are altercations happening in businesses all over California where some customers don't want to follow the new mask law. (forbes.com)
Several companies and schools nationwide decided to reinstate Covid mask mandates in light of the rising hospitalisations including Morris Brown College in Atlanta, Lionsgate headquarters in Los Angeles, Kaiser Permanente across all California locations, and several hospitals in the state of New York. (independent.co.uk)

With more highly contagious virus variants now circulating, some European nations, including Germany and Austria, are ditching cloth masks altogether and requiring that citizens wear medical-grade masks in stores and on public transport, The Washington Post reported . (livescience.com)
In some cases , these higher-quality cloth masks can filter out nearly 50% of fine particles less than 1 micron across. (livescience.com)
Cloth masks should have two or more layers of a breathable, tightly woven fabric. (kvue.com)

Medical and fabric masks: who wears what when? (bvsalud.org)

But there is new pressure to get more people to wear masks. (latimes.com)

As the epidemic resurged, Oakland tabled its debate over a second mask order after the mayor angrily recounted his arrest in Sacramento for not wearing a mask. (yahoo.com)
During the epidemic, wearing a mask in public was stigmatized. (cdc.gov)

Las Vegas Raiders coach Jon Gruden said several of his players made a mistake when they didn't wear masks or practice social distancing during a charity event that violated league and local COVID-19 rules. (click2houston.com)
This simulation shows the effect on the same hypothetical group of 100 infected people out of a group of 1,000 where 80% of people wear masks and practice social distancing, which slows the infection rate to almost zero after two months. (weforum.org)

In nearby Oakland, Mayor John Davie stated that "it is sensible and patriotic, no matter what our personal beliefs may be, to safeguard our fellow citizens by joining in this practice" of wearing a mask. (yahoo.com)
A prominent physician in attendance commented that "if a cave man should appear…he would think the masked citizens all lunatics. (yahoo.com)
The statement posted outside the tavern reads, "Due to our concern for our citizens, if they feel the need to wear a mask, then they should probably stay home until it's safe. (kxan.com)

But although the public made do with those masks until recently, now there are more highly contagious variants of the virus to contend with. (livescience.com)
Because these variants seem to be better at infecting people, some experts have recommended "doubling up" your masks by wearing one on top of another, The New York Times reported . (livescience.com)

Today, the local newspaper tells us the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 is falling "a development experts credit partly to increased wearing of masks- even as the outbreak continues to claim nearly 1,000 lives in the U.S. each day. (dissidentvoice.org)

There were many reasons for not recommending universal mask wearing. (popsci.com)

Seconds before he presents a news bulletin, Afghan television anchor Nisar Nabil puts on a black mask as a symbolic protest against the Taliban authorities for ordering women presenters to cover their faces on air. (deccanherald.com)
Local transit authorities have followed suit , and masks are no longer required to use on the MBTA and Massport facilities, as well as Amtrak, Uber, and Lyft . (boston.com)

Furthermore, we know very little about children's perceptions of mask-wearing in school or in general, with children's voices largely absent in the debate and in the research. (rte.ie)
Signal-to-noise ratio largely affects speech intelligibility and higher ratios are needed in mask -wearing conditions to obtain any degree of intelligibility. (bvsalud.org)

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