Arkansas health officials say wearing two masks may not be better than one I have not seen reports indicating that two masks are better than one. But I do know that some masks are better than others, said Dr. Jennifer Dillaha. Author: Jade Jackson Updated: 7:36 PM CST January 26, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark Arkansas health officials say there haven’t been official medical reports that confirm that wearing two masks would double the protection against COVID-19 or the new strain.
In the governor s press briefing Tuesday afternoon, Dr. Jennifer Dillaha with the Arkansas Health Department said she hasn’t seen any reports, despite other officials nationwide suggesting it.
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Montgomery: The state is getting roughly half as much COVID-19 vaccine as it was expecting based on federal plans announced last year, officials said Friday, meaning it would take more than two years to vaccinate the adult population without improvement. The state has 800 approved vaccination sites and is trying to deliver shots as quickly as it can, but supply issues have been the biggest hindrance to state vaccination efforts, said Dr. Scott Harris, head of the Alabama Department of Public Health. “Every state had the idea that they were going to get much more vaccine than they ultimately got,” he said. “I assume this is related to optimistic projections and the inability of manufacturers to keep up that. … There just wasn’t enough vaccine to go around.” Alabama health officials were expecting to get more th
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