Planned HICPAC/CDC revisions will water down infection control protections, particularly for aerosol transmission, endangering healthcare workers and patients.
Planned HICPAC/CDC revisions will water down infection control protections, particularly for aerosol transmission, endangering healthcare workers and patients.
vulnerable groups to these effects from the wildfire smoke. so kids, the elderly, pregnant people, and people with lung or heart disease are the ones who are particularly vulnerable to the health effects that we could see here. although they note that really anybody depending on the dose and the individual really could be at risk of getting some health impacts from this. both in the near term and potentially, you know even in the long term. things like developing asthma, copd, things like that. we heard from the american lung association a tip, and it almost sounds ridiculous when you look at what it looks like in new york now. they note, quote, if you can see or smell smoke, know that you re being exposed. that s a tip-off. try to stay inside as much as possible. if you have to be outside, experts say that the high-quality masks that we learned about during covid like the n95s, kn95s, those can really help protect you. of course, they are not recommended for kids. so that is something
it is the respirators, kn95s that will help more. the higher the quality the better protection you ll get. she said surgical or classic masks will provide some protection here. we re showing some live pictures there, meg, as you were speaking of new york s times square. and you can see even with all the lights, just how much smoke there is, just how much smoke there is. thank you so much for staying with us. we re going to continue to follow this story as the smoke from canada drifts down making american cities, goodness, look almost like the surface of mars. we ll have much more on this story next including a live report from times square. this is cnn news central. a powerhouse lotion that moisturizes, heals, and smooths dry skskin. with 7 moisturizers and 3 vitamins, you can pay more but you cacan t get more. gold bond. champion your skin. i m christine mahon. i m retired from public health nursing and from the army reserve. my retirement funds allow me to
had the new york times finally coming out and saying, you know what? masks apparently don t work. they did 70 different studies over several years. the data seems to be pretty good. there seems to be a very highly respected organization, and it seems to be a respected study. the cochran group is the most authoritative organization and medicine. when they come out with a review, that s the final word in science. they said very clearly that the data overwhelmingly, in the words of the author, found no difference in covid infection rates. full. that was the words from the oxford team. probably because the air still goes past the pores of the mask in the virus is inevitable. even the n95s were found to be not as effective as people thought. trace: i talked to some doctors who say what is really sad about this is that this could have been detrimental,