The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its mask guidance on Friday, advising more Americans to wear masks such as N95 or KN95 masks, a type of respirators largely used by health care workers. The federal health agency removed concerns it previously addressed that those kinds of masks are in short […]
It’s been eight months now and we’re all used to the drill: Wear a mask when you can’t socially distance. But those are pretty broad guidelines. The reality is, not all mask wearing is equal, and some practices are a lot more effective than others. What are some best practices? What actually protects you and […]
In this episode of America Is Talking, two health care professionals explain everything you should know about wearing masks. What are some best practices? What actually protects you and what doesn’t? Sarah Baker, programs director at Healthcare Ready, and Dr. Robert Rankins, emergency medicine physician, give us the answers. Then, we check-in with Katherine Beck […]
A video showing a converted Chinese factory producing N95 masks for medical staff is raising hygiene concerns. Chinese authorities take issue with a woman’s gifting of Bibles and masks to her family in China. Chinese-listed company on the New York Stock Exchange, GSX Techedu, is facing allegations of fraud. A new western intelligence dossier has […]
