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Almost 9000 COVID-19 New Cases in Florida in 1 Day - a record high
Florida Department of Health Press Release, June 26: Today, as reported at 11 a.m., there are: 8,942 new positive COVID-19 cases (8,850 Florida residents and 92 non-Florida residents) http://www.floridahealth.gov/newsroom/2020/06/062620-1221-covid19.pr.html
Community Use Of Face Masks And COVID-19: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of State Mandates In The US
The study provides evidence that states in the US mandating use of face masks in public had a greater decline in daily COVID-19 growth rates after issuing these mandates compared to states that did not issue mandates. http://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.1377/https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/abs/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00818
Cloth Masks vs Medical Masks, a 2015 study
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A 2015 hospital study on infectious diseases and the use of cloth masks vs medical-grade masks: "The study found that cloth mask wearers had higher rates of infection than even the standard practice control group of health workers, and the filtration provided by cloth masks was poor compared to surgical masks." While we should all wear masks to protect the public, cloth masks should be a last resort compared with medical-grade masks.Read about the study and its authors comments regarding COVID-19: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/5/4/e006577.responses#covid-19-shortages-of-masks-and-the-use-of-cloth-masks-as-a-last-resort
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Are you buying the right masks?
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About 50% of the world's protective masks are made in China. It's very possible to get high quality PPE - so it's important that you know what you're buying and that it comes from a legit manufacturer. Otherwise, you may be getting PPE made in someone's mom and pop shop. There are 3 categories of surgical-style face masks made in China: Type 1: Medical Surgical Masks. These have 3 layers, with a meltblown filter in the middle with 95-99% BFE (bacterial filtration efficiency). These are hospital-grade, guarding against fluid and blood splatter. They can only be produced by professional and...