Tag: COVID-19 Face Mask
As face masks have become ubiquitous in our day-to-day lives, they’ve also grown to litter every corner of our neighborhoods, from storm drains to creeks, parks to beaches. And now, it turns out that our oceans are swimming with face masks, according to a new report from marine conservation NGO OceansAsia. #facemasks #OceanPollution
The first randomized controlled trial of more than 6,000 individuals to assess the effectiveness of surgical face masks against SARS-CoV-2 infection found masks did not statistically significantly reduce the incidence of infection #masksdontwork
According to the World Health Organization’s June 5, 2020, guidance on face mask use, there’s no direct evidence that universal masking of healthy people is an effective intervention against respiratory illnesses #covidmasks
There has been a shifting of positions on the use of face masks with the COVID-19 outbreak. Initially it was not recommended, then we had different signals from the U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams and representatives of the CDC, the NIH and other agencies. More recently, the policies recommending wearing face masks have become more prevalent and often mandated in public places. Is there sound medical or scientific basis for the recommendations? Is there a legitimate rationale to do it to protect the vulnerable? And if so, at what cost to the rest of society?
Mandatory mask-wearing orders occurring in many regions worldwide have no scientific or medical basis in reality. Masks lower your immunity and do not protect you from viruses or diseases. #maskwearing
Patchion is working with industry and Member States to maximize the availability of masks, gloves, gowns and other medical supplies and more.
