In response to the recent emergence of new variants of COVID, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have increased their recommendations for wearing a mask. In addition to suggesting how to make your mask fit better to reduce risk, the health agency now suggests that certain risky locations require better masks that offer superior “fit or filter”. Read on to learn more about the new CDC recommendations and for another mask tip you need to know, check If you see this on your mask, the FDA says to throw it all away.
Based on a new study published in its Weekly morbidity and mortality report, the CDC has some suggestions that can reduce the potential exposure to COVID aerosols by up to 95 percent. According to the health authority, you can use a “double mask” by placing a cloth mask over a surgical mask or adding something else on top of the mask to reinforce the external seal and prevent air leakage or gaps, such as an mask or sleeve in transparent nylon mesh.
“We know that universal masking works,” John T. Brooks, MD, medical officer for CDC’s COVID-19 response, recently said The Washington Post. “And now these variants are circulating … everything we can do to improve the fit of a mask so that it works better, the faster we can end this pandemic.”
Although the CDC says that there are still some circumstances in which a simple tissue cover or medical mask will continue to be sufficient, they gave four examples of destinations that justify an upgrade of the mask. Read on to find out where a better mask is needed and to find out which masks to avoid, see The CDC warns against using these 6 face masks.
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