if it cant be questioned its not science
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Last August, Senator Rand Paul was kicked off of YouTube’s popular platform for a week for questioning the medical value of cheap cloth masks. He is one of many commentators with serious credentials who have been suspended from media platforms for going against the COVID orthodoxy.
A spokesman for YouTube told NBC at the time that a video circulated by Paul represented misinformation on COVID protections. Paul had said in the video that ‘Most of the masks you get over the counter don’t work. They don’t prevent infection.’ He added that cloth masks, especially, do not work.
But last weekend, the Centers for Disease Control, in an update of its guidance now admits loosely woven cloth products provide the least protection. It is now urging people to “wear the most protective mask that you can that fits well and that you will wear consistently.”
The CDC updated its guidance on the types of masks and respirators recommended for use during the COVID-19 pandemic, removing concerns related to shortages of N95 or KN95 respirators and saying “people can choose” those respirators. The agency clarified that some types of masks and respirators provide more protection to the wearer than to others and that “surgical N95s”—respirators that provide additional protection against certain hazards present during medical procedures, such as blood splatter—should be reserved for healthcare professionals. Overall, the CDC continues to encourage people to “wear the most protective mask you can that fits well and that you will wear consistently.” Nearly 150 manufacturer applications to sell N95 masks are backlogged at the CDC, which is being criticized for taking months to review the applications.
The administration of US President Joe Biden will supply 400 million “high-quality” masks at no cost to the US population through community health centers and pharmacies. The N95 respirators, which will come from the Strategic National Stockpile, offer the highest level of protection from SARS-CoV-2, according to new guidance from the US CDC, filtering out 95% of all airborne particles. It is not clear yet how many masks will be available to each person at one time, and recipients will not be prioritized based on vulnerability, income, or other criteria.
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