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Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.
Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects. Called N95 respirators, these medical devices help prevent exposure to tiny droplets that can be suspended in the air.
Health care workers who wear them undergo a fit-test to find the right make, model and size to ensure a tight seal. N95 respirators should be reserved for health care providers and first responders. Can wearing a face mask prevent coronavirus from spreading? Why do I still have to wear a mask in health care facilities? Why do mask regulations keep changing? How effective are neck gaiters and bandanas in stopping the spread of the coronavirus?
Are masks with valves OK? What about double-masking? Do we need to wear two masks or a different type of mask to protect ourselves from variants of the coronavirus? Anytime you are wearing a mask, make sure: It is worn consistently and appropriately. A mask that is frequently pulled down to breathe or talk, or is worn under the nose, is not effective. The mask conforms to your face without gaps — it is important that most of the air you breathe in and out flows through the mask rather than around the mask through gaps at the sides, top or bottom.
It is made from several layers of tightly woven fabric in order to be an effective filter. The mask has a flexible nose bridge to conform to the face and prevent fogging of eyeglasses. It stays in place during talking and moving, so it can be worn without slipping and so it does not require you to touch it frequently.
The mask is comfortable enough to wear without adjusting it for the amount of time you need to keep it on. What type of face mask should I buy? Can I make my own cloth mask? What items in my closet can I use to create a face mask? Keep it in a dry, breathable bag like a paper or mesh fabric bag to keep it clean between uses. When reusing your mask, keep the same side facing out. If you are taking off your mask to eat or drink outside of your home, you can place it somewhere safe to keep it clean, such as your pocket, purse, or paper bag.
Make sure to wash or sanitize your hands after removing your mask. After eating, put the mask back on with the same side facing out. Be sure to wash or sanitize your hands again after putting your mask back on.
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Everyone 2 years of age or older who is not fully vaccinated should wear a mask in indoor public places. In general, you do not need to wear a mask in outdoor settings. In areas with high numbers of COVID cases , consider wearing a mask in crowded outdoor settings and for activities with close contact with others who are not fully vaccinated. People who have a condition or are taking medications that weaken their immune system may not be fully protected even if they are fully vaccinated.
They should continue to take all precautions recommended for unvaccinated people, including wearing a well-fitted mask , until advised otherwise by their healthcare provider. If you are fully vaccinated, to maximize protection from the Delta variant and prevent possibly spreading it to others, wear a mask indoors in public if you are in an area of substantial or high transmission. DO choose masks that. DO NOT choose masks that. Cold weather gear. But all the scientific data shows the benefits of the vaccines for approved groups of people outweigh any potential harms, by a long way.
So, when I heard YouTube say it was going to remove all vaccine misinformation and close the accounts of several prominent anti-vaccine influencers, I was relieved. Perhaps this will mean less abuse of front-line staff. But how effectively this ban will be implemented remains to be seen.
Facebook had similarly announced that it would crack down on false information about COVID and the vaccines, but the results have been mixed. I am still bombarded with links to Facebook accounts claiming vaccines cause all sorts of nonsensical side effects. While I welcome any efforts social media firms take to tackle anti-vaccine misinformation, I wish they had done this months ago. Misinformation has been allowed to flourish and spread on a scale never seen before and my worry is that the damage may already have been done.
After all, it is hard to put the genie back in the lamp, and the large-scale anti-vaccine protests we have seen are proof of that. But as the old saying goes, it is better late than never. On September 26, some news outlets started reporting problems in the delivery of fuel at a small number of petrol stations in the UK. The message coming through was that Britain had enough fuel but not enough drivers of heavy goods vehicles HGVs to take the fuel from storage to petrol stations; as a result, some petrol stations were having to temporarily close.
Do not panic, they said — there is plenty of fuel. Now, I will try not to get too political about the reasons why we ran out of fuel on the forecourts, but suffice to say it was multifactorial — from poor working conditions and pay for HGV drivers, to Brexit and government inaction in helping counter the pending crisis. When I went in search of fuel for my car, every petrol station I visited was empty.
This meant there were two days where I could not drive myself to work at the surgery but instead had to get a taxi. Not the biggest problem in the world perhaps, but certainly one that could have been avoided. It also meant when I went on home visits to see sick, housebound patients I had to get a taxi to wait outside until I had finished and then take me to see my next patient.
Not an ideal situation when you are pressed for time and have a clinic to get back to. And I am not the only front-line worker to have been caught out by the fuel crisis. I heard first-hand reports of community nurses who were unable to get to their housebound patients due to the lack of fuel.
For them it is not as easy as booking a taxi; they need to carry large amounts of equipment with them in order to nurse their patients — equipment that includes vital drugs, wound dressings as well as complex drug administering machines, so lugging these in and out of a taxi is unfeasible. Social care workers were also struggling, some having to wait for hours in queues for fuel and consequently being late for work and for the people they care for.
We all know this is a global pandemic.
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