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Early in the pandemic, mask-wearing policies were consistently associated with decreased transmission of SARS-CoV-2. At that time, the masks worn were generally made of cloth and often improvised. ....
In celebration of Canadian Heritage Week, Museum Windsor will host a free admission day at the Chimczuk Museum on Saturday, February 19th, 2022. New ....
WINDSOR, ONT. A local grassroots group of people who sew want to hear back from those individuals who have used their homemade personal protective equipment (PPE). The Windsor-Essex Sewing Force (WESF) mobilized early in the pandemic to make face masks and scrub caps for frontline workers. Later it provided PPE to vulnerable and high risk groups like seniors, low-income families, migrants and people with disabilities. Now, beyond a full year of the pandemic, a survey has been launched to better understand how the masks fits, as well the mask’s comfort and usefulness. “Volunteers knew they wanted to make the best masks possible for our community,” said WESF cofounder Rebecca Rudman. “It was natural for us to reach out to local researchers at the Great Lake Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER) with its expertise in quality control and materials analysis, and WE-SPARK Health Institute with their network of experts at Hôtel-Dieu Gra ....