R: Primero, ¡gracias por utilizar su mascarilla! Esto es un paso clave para prevenir la transmisión del virus. Entendemos que no siempre es fácil usar una mascarilla, especialmente cuando se utilizan gafas. ¡Siempre se empañan! ¿Por qué? Bueno, en general, cuando el aire cálido choca con superficies frías, se crea condensación. Cuando usa una mascarilla, …
“Al usar una mascarilla, te proteges a ti mismo, proteges a los demás, evitas tocarte la cara. Y demuestras que usarla es lo correcto.” Como los casos de coronavirus siguen en aumento, usar una mascarilla es más importante que nunca. En esta animación, verás lo efectivo que puede ser un trozo de tela para combatir …
A: In the community setting, someone who meets the criteria for being a close contact to a case of COVID-19, meets the criteria REGARDLESS of whether or not they or the case had on a mask. Why is someone considered a close contact regardless of whether they had on a mask? While cloth masks are …
A: Designate a CLEAN SIDE/DIRTY SIDE for your mask, USE THE STRINGS to put on and take off, and SANITIZE your hands and mask often. Evidence indicates wearing a mask reduces the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. Developing routines around mask wearing will help improve your practice of this useful harm reduction strategy. *CLEAN SIDE/DIRTY SIDE* The …
A: There are scenarios where you should wear a mask outside, even when you are alone. To illustrate a few common outdoor mask wearing questions, we will use a comparison to operating the lights on your car. Think about your nose and mouth like the high beam lights on your car. High beam lights are …
Dr. Lindsey Leininger and Dr. Malia Jones tackle questions about COVID from readers in this live Facebook event. ➡️ Intro and (grim) state of the pandemic: :01 – 1:56 ➡️ Lightning round: 2:30 – 5:40 ➡️ Treatment update: 5:45 – 12:05 ➡️ Outdoor masking: 12:10 – 16:20 ➡️ Malia saves Halloween!: 17:00 – 23:00
A: We do too! Masks, while super important to prevent the spread of COVID-19, can be hard on the skin. You can develop problems like acne or skin irritation. But wait! There are some simple tips to help protect your skin. Maskne is a much more fun way to describe acne mechanica, a skin condition …
A: No. The CDC study showed that close contact with people who had COVID-19 or visiting locations that offered on-site eating and drinking were associated with getting COVID. This study does not offer any information about whether wearing a mask is a risk factor for getting COVID. So where does this 85% figure come from? …
A: NOPE. No face shield by itself. As we’ve previously covered, use of face shields by themselves is not recommended. A previous experimental study evaluated how well face shields protected the wearer, showing that smaller inbound particles can easily flow around the shield. Now in a new pre-print (not yet peer-reviewed) by scientists from the …
R: ¡No, cúbrase la nariz! ¿Por qué? Porque la nariz es frecuentemente el primer lugar donde el virus se adjunta y es un lugar en donde también se replica. Esto puede ser por ACE2 — el receptor de la superficie celular que usa el virus para ingresar a las células — es más abundante en …