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Could masks become seasonal? Local experts weigh in
As we slowly ease out of restrictions with vaccinations rising, Dr. Anthony Fauci recently said he still expects masks to be a seasonal occurrence for many people. A similar idea is shared by local experts.
May 11, 2021 10:29 pm
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – As we slowly ease out of restrictions with vaccinations rising, Dr. Anthony Fauci recently said he still expects masks to be a seasonal occurrence for many people. A similar idea is shared by local experts.
“There are really two scenarios where I see mask use in the future. One is more of what we’re seeing right now with public health mandates,” Dr. Jim Nora with Bryan Health said, “there’s likely to be another scenario where people may be wearing masks and that’s more on a voluntary basis.”
January 7, 2021 11:45 am
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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) Watch Bryan Health’s weekly coronavirus press briefing live, today at 11 a.m., right here on klkntv.com.
Dr. Jim Nora, the medical director of infection prevention at Bryan Medical Center, will be joining the briefing to discuss the new strain of COVID-19.
According to Dr. Nora, there are two prominent variants, one found in the United Kingdom (UK) and one in South Africa. At this time, he believes the UK variant is already widespread in the United States.
However, it hasn’t been a cause for concern. Dr. Nora says mutations are common with RNA viruses, like COVID-19 or the flu. However, COVID seems to change at a slower rate than most, about every two weeks. The CDC estimates the virus muted about 4,000 times since the pandemic began.