COVID prevention practices were a subject of debate among tourists and locals alike this past week in the French Quarter, where compliance with the new mask mandate appeared spotty at […]
Hawaii, Masked and Vaccinated, Still Falls Prey to Delta Strain
(Bloomberg) — Hawaii has one of the country’s most comprehensive mask mandates and a highly effective vaccine campaign. Despite that, Covid-19 cases on the islands are climbing with a ferocity […]
Even With Breakthrough Cases, The Data Doesn’t Seem To Support Mask Mandates For Vaccinated People
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) new mask guidance is based on newfound data suggesting vaccinated individuals can spread COVID-19, despite that data appearing to show that the […]
Filtration Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Availability of N95 Face Masks for COVID-19 Prevention
Authors: Caitlin M. Dugdale, MD1,2; Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH In March 2020, the soaring number of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infections resulted in an unprecedented shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) […]