Should people wear masks to protect themselves from COVID-19?
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PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR MEDICAL STAFF. VICKI: THERE HAS BEEN SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALS, EVEN IF THEY’RE FEELING HEALTHY, TO WEAR MASKS. WE’VE BEEN GETTING THOSE QUESTIONS INTO OUR NEWSROOM AS WELL. >> THAT IS ACTUALLY A CHANGE FROM WHAT THE CDC WAS ORIGINALLY SAYING. THAT INCLUDES USING SURGICAL OR PAPER MASKS. IT IS NOW RECOMMENDED THAT YOU DO THAT. IT PROBABLY IS NOT TERRIBLY HELPFUL, BUT IT PROBABLY IS MORE HELPFUL THAN NOT. VICKI: SO, REGARDLESS IF YOU’RE SYMPTOMATIC OR YOU’RE FEELING HEALTHY, YOU SHOULD WEAR A MASK? >> YES, CORRECT. ONE OF THESE SURGICAL OR PAPER MASKS, BUT DON’T GET AN N95 MASK UNLES YOU’RE A HEALTHCARE WORKER, BECAUSE WE REALLY, REALLY NEED THEM. VICKI: SO, IF AN INDIVIDUAL GETS TESTED, GETS A RESULT OF NEGATIVE, BUT IS STILL SYMPTOMATIC, WHAT SHOULD THEY DO? >> VERY GOOD QUESTIO SO, IN THAT CASE, WE’RE NOT HAVING TOO MANY FOLKS LIKE THAT, BUT IN THAT CASE I WOULD RECOMMEND QUARANTINING YOURSEL FOR UP TO 14 DAYS, OR AT LEAST UNTIL SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE SYMPTOMS STARTED. VICKI: THERE IS A PROJECTION THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS GOING TO RUN OUT OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, OR ALREADY HAS IN TERMS OF ITS STOCKPILE. IS THAT A LARGE CONCERN FOR THE COUNTY? >> TWO OF THE THINGS THAT ARE REALLY DISTRESSING AND PROBABLY THE TWO OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS ENTIRE OUTBREAK HAVE BEEN THE LACK OF TESTING, WHICH IS STILL THE CASE, AND THE LACK OF PPE, WHI INCLUDES THE N95 MASKS AND GOWNS AND VISORS, ETC. AND EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY AROUND THE COUNTRY ARE FIGHTING FOR A LIMITED NUMBER OF THIS TYPE OF EQUIPMENT. AND THAT’S
Should people wear masks to protect themselves from COVID-19?
The response and challenges with mitigating the spread of the novel coronavirus change daily. The Sacramento County Public Health Department is changing course Thursday, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, advising people to wear a mask outside even if we’re feeling healthy. A county public health official breaks down the change in messaging in the video above.
The response and challenges with mitigating the spread of the novel coronavirus change daily.
The Sacramento County Public Health Department is changing course Thursday, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, advising people to wear a mask outside even if we’re feeling healthy. A county public health official breaks down the change in messaging in the video above.
