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Is it time to ditch your cloth maskâand replace it with something better?
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Face masks, and especially cloth masks, have become fairly ubiquitous in the United States amid the novel coronavirus epidemic but while experts say wearing a cloth mask is better than wearing no mask at all, some say it s time for Americans to ditch the less-effective masks in favor of masks that offer better protection.
Why Americans largely wear cloth masks
As America s coronavirus epidemic started to take hold last spring, public health officials recommended that the general public in the United States wear cloth masks as opposed to medical-grade masks. According to Zeynep Tufekci, an associate professor at the
NC retirement communities claim CDC removed them from vaccine program without notification.
Brian Gordon
USA TODAY NETWORK
For months, Marcia Goldstein of Waynesville thought her 94-year old mother, Maxine Goldstein, would get a COVID-19 vaccine at Bella Vista Gracious Retirement Living, her retirement community in Asheville.
Bella Vista’s management did too.
But within the past week, both said they were surprised to learn Bella Vista wouldn’t receive any vaccines.
“I got desperate, I got frustrated, I got scared for my mother,” Marcia said upon hearing the news. “She’s not a spring chicken.”
Marcia and Maxine had been told Bella Vista was part of the CDC Pharmacy Partnership Program for Long-term Care, which has contracted CVS and Walgreens to administer vaccines in long-term care facilities across most states, including North Carolina.
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Wilson’s World: Dr. Julie Swann with NC State University Talks Continuing Staying Vigilante During the Covid-19 Pandemic
January 19, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Even though we are slowly beginning to get the vaccine for Covid-19, we are encouraged to continue to wear our masks and stay in our bubble as often as possible to help keep us safe and healthy. Dr. Julie Swann, professor with North Carolina State University, joined Wilson to talk about the latest on Covid-19 & why it’s time to upgrade your mask and stay in your bubble.
Dr. Julie Swann is the department head and Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at NC State. Professor Swann has also served as the science advisor for pandemic response at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Swann has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Vox, and USA Today.