COVID-19: Should we all be wearing masks?
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At first the answer seemed simple—only those who were sick needed to wear a mask. This testified both to the fact that a normal face mask isn’t proof against viral particles, and concerns that existed even then about the possibility that nurses and doctoCOVID-19: Should we all be wearing masks?
At first the answer seemed simple—only those who were sick needed to wear a mask. This testified both to the fact that a normal face mask isn’t proof against viral particles, and concerns that existed even then about the possibility that nurses and doctors wouldn’t be able to get all the medical-grade masks needed if they were having to fight against the whole populace for protective gear. So unless you were out there spreading droplets with every cough … don’t wear a mask. That original message from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is still out there on their official site, and closely matches the information provided by the World Health Organization (WHO). But over time that advice has seemed to get more shaky, and in just the last few days it seems that the call for everyone to don at least some kind of face covering is growing stronger. Read more