At the beginning of COVID-19, mask-wearing was introduced with some confusion, due in part to the evolving information, and then because of the lack of availability of high-quality masks.
Wearing high-quality masks properly is an important course of action, along with being vaccinated, to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The importance of wearing masks as the pandemic has continued is difficult to deny, but some continue to do so.
Webb added that “I want to disavow us of that notion that masks are somehow the boogeyman or somehow a bad thing. In a lot of countries, mask-wearing is normalized in cold and flu season and the reason is that it prevents you from getting sick. That’s one of the ways you can help do that, so I think that, again, it’s a little bit of an ideological reset for us. We don’t need to polarize masks or politicize masks or vaccines.
“Countries that required face masks, testing, isolation, and social distancing early in the pandemic seem to have had some success slowing the disease’s spread… The overall number of droplets in the air is reduced when more people wear masks, and this reduces the risk of being exposed to COVID-19.” Authors Kimberly M. Dickinson, MD, MPH & Theresa W. Guilbert, MD, MS, FAAP squarely tackle this myth in their articleNo. Wearing a face mask does not weaken your immune system or increase your chances of getting sick if exposed to the COVID-19 virus. Wearing a mask, even if you do not have symptoms of COVID-19, helps prevent the virus from spreading. Another benefit of wearing masks is that they may keep people from touching their mouths and faces, which is another wayor call 311.
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