With Governor Greg Abbottâs removal of the mask mandate in early March, people are neither required nor penalizable for not wearing one in public. However, one recent research analysis made by Texas Tech researchers has shown how having a mask on can greatly reduce the chance of spreading the coronavirus to others.
On April 1, an article was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health by Tech Professor Seshadri Ramkumar and his student assistant. The article mentioned two-thirds of the states in the nation have seen a reduction in the number of COVID-19 cases after three to four weeks with a mask mandate. Ramkumar, who is working in the Department of Environmental Toxicology, said this analysis was conducted in April 2020, a month after the pandemic was first announced in the U.S
Texas Tech analysis shows mask mandates reduced COVID-19 in roughly two-thirds of states
Special to the Avalanche-Journal
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recommended face masks to protect against COVID-19 practically since the pandemic began, and still the debate about their efficacy endures.
But a new analysis from Texas Tech University s Department of Environmental Toxicology suggests how much of a difference those face coverings have made.
Published on April 1 in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the research analysis by doctoral student James Ayodeji and his adviser Seshadri Ramkumar, professor of chemical countermeasures and advanced materials, shows that roughly two-thirds of states saw a reduction in COVID-19 cases in the three to four weeks after enacting a mask mandate.
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January 27, 2021
Seshadri Ramkumar
LUBBOCK, Texas â January 27, 2021 â Anyone with a dog knows what happens when the animal gets wet: the big shake that throws water all over everyone and everything nearby. But what happens if the dog is covered in something more hazardous than water?
It also gets thrown all over everyone and everything nearby.
Two years ago, Brett Huff, an animal decontamination specialist, was looking for a better solution than the diluted-dish-soap-and-water method he was using to clean animals. It was messy, distressing to the animals â even in warm weather, let alone the freezing temperatures of winter â and, when it was all over, he had a huge amount of contaminated water to dispose of, which had to be done safely.