April 27th, 2020: USA Today Article wrote an article based on CDC recommendations for COVID-19 Prevention and Control Masks. It details materials to use in making masks at home and techniques for keeping them clean and effective. https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/2020/04/27/how-clean-care-for-store-and-reuse-masks-protect-coronavirus-n-95-elastometric-homemade-covid-19/5148025002/
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/27/a-new-doctor-faces-the-coronavirus-in-queens This article recounts a current E.R. doctor, Hashem Zikry’s experience in medical school, and what he is experiencing firsthand as he works in the hospital now. He deals with the chaos in the E.R. and inhumanity of the disease as it takes the lives of patients right in front of his eyes. He describes … Read more
In an article written in The Lancet, the authors ponder the timeline from which wearing masks in public to the general population was not recommended to it now being recommended for everyone. The authors discuss the various benefits to mass masking, drawing similarities to the concept of herd immunity. The authors would like to emphasize … Read more
The Washington Post recently published an article about how two black men wearing masks were followed throughout the store by a police officer at a Walmart in Wood River, Illinois. The article includes a link to the YouTube video in which the two men are seen walking throughout the store as a police officer follows … Read more
This fascinating article speaks of the stigmatization and shame of wearing face masks in Western nations that doesn’t exist in the East. The author, Uri Friedman, believes that this contributed to the lag in Westerners adopting the practice as a preventative measure during COVID-19.
On April 3rd, President Donald Trump tweeted the following “We hit 3M hard today after seeing what they were doing with their Masks. ‘P Act’ all the way. Big surprise to many in government as to what they were doing – will have a big price to pay!” Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 3, 2020 3M … Read more
“I’ve started to refer to the time before this as peace time. Because this feels like a war.”
Berlin official denounces diversion of 200,000 masks, accuses U.S. of ‘wild west’ tactics BERLIN — A delivery of 200,000 face masks ordered and paid for by the Berlin police was “confiscated” en route, a city official said Friday, citing U.S. legislation as the likely reason for the diversion by an American company. The consignment of … Read more
KN95 masks, like the name suggest, is an alternative for N95 masks. While the CDC certified the effectiveness of KN95, KN95 has a slight difference with N95 masks, mainly that KN95’s factories are often not certified by the US government. According to Buzzfeed, the FDA is not giving approval to KN95 Masks. Buzzfeed points out … Read more
“The C.D.C. director says new data about people who are infected but symptom-free could lead the agency to recommend broadened use of masks.”
