COVID variants drive up cases in America
Posted by S. Kit onCOVID-19 cases are surging again in several states, in part as a result of variants of the virus becoming more widespread, experts say. Younger Americans with underlying conditions remain particularly vulnerable. Coronavirus cases are rapidly rising in places like...
CDC Director: I'm scared of impending doom of 4th wave
Posted by S. Kit onCenters for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky went off script at a briefing Monday and made an emotional plea to Americans not to let up on public health measures amid fears of a...
This U.S. company offers N95 masks now
Posted by S. Kit onAs COVID-19 continues to surge in the U.S., and new more severe variants of the virus continue to increase in Europe and the U.S., the use or personal protective equipment (PPE) such as N95 and...
U.K. COVID variant rapidly rising in U.S.
Posted by S. Kit onThe highly contagious variant first identified in the U.K. likely accounts for up to 30% of Covid-19 infections in the United States, White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci said. The variant, called B.1.1.7,...
Workers scared about states lifting mask mandates
Posted by S. Kit onWorkers in Mississippi, Texas, Iowa, Montana, South Carolina, and North Dakota are worried that bigger, mask-less crowds could endanger worker safety. Many low income earners in retail stores, bars, grocery stores, and fast food restaurants...
The evidence is clear: masks work
Posted by S. Kit onWith all the unpredictable fluctuations of COVID-19, one thing has become crystal clear. Wearing a mask prevents the spread of the Coronavirus. A study from Duke University gives us more insight into this, and which...
Scientists: Google & Facebook should lift N95 mask ban
Posted by S. Kit onAmazon, Facebook and Google have continued the banned sale of N95 respirator masks on their platforms, deepening the national divide on how Americans should protect themselves from COVID-19. A year into the pandemic with over...
Where to Buy N95s, KN95s, and FFP2 Masks
Posted by S. Kit onSince the start of the pandemic, N95 respirators and surgical masks have been reserved for frontline workers—and many still are. But, since the start Austin Technology Supply has always offered to the general public medical-style...
Too early to lift COVID-19 restrictions
Posted by S. Kit onTexas is planning to lift its mask rule and roll back capacity limits on restaurants, joining other states who have eased restrictions in recent days. Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of...
Surging: COVID-19 Variants
Posted by S. Kit onResearches have found that new COVID-19 variants can be more transmissible, stronger, and could also be somewhat more resistant to vaccines. “At this level of cases, with variants spreading, we stand to completely lose the...
For some, getting the J&J vaccine may be best
Posted by S. Kit onJohnson & Johnson got a green light from the US Food and Drug Administration on Saturday after an expert committee unanimously recommended on Friday evening that it should receive emergency-use authorization. In trials around the...
Germany Mandates FFP2 Medical-Grade Masks in Shops, Public Transport
Posted by S. Kit onPhoto by Filip Singer - Pool/Getty Images) Amid rising infections and hospitalizations associated with new, more contagious, variants of Covid-19 throughout Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that all individuals in the country would...
Harvard Prof.: Everyone should be wearing N95 masks now
Posted by S. Kit onAccording to Joseph G. Allen, an associate professor and director of the Healthy Buildings program at Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health, there’s no reason any essential worker — and, really, everyone in the...
3M & CDC Compare FFP2, KN95 and N95 Masks
Posted by S. Kit onNIOSH-Approved N95 masks are considered the gold standard in the United States. However, due to the shortage of supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic, the FFP2 & KN95 particulate respirator face mask can be considered as...