Slow the spread, wear a high-quality mask : Oregon Health News Blog
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After two years of fighting COVID-19, one big lesson we’ve learned is that good, snug masks can significantly slow the virus' spread. Last week the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its masking recommendations to recommend N95 and KN95 masks over other types of masks.
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California follows Oregon in breaking from CDC COVID guidelines
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A Data-driven, Dynamic and Flexible Approach to Safely Lifting Mask Mandate: A Proposal
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Covid Masking: What It's Like Now That Many Have Moved On - The New York Times
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Atrium Health Joins Other Leading U.S. Hospitals in Encouraging Everyone to Mask Up
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Oregon ends mask mandate: where masks will still be required
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Yes, masks reduce the risk of spreading COVID, despite a review saying they don't
There's no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway
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Reversing the Decline in Routine Childhood Immunization Rates Is Good Health, Equity, and Economic Policy - Center for American Progress
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Study on masks vs N95 respirators for health workers spurs concerns
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States Pressured to Rethink Bans on School Mask Mandates as COVID Delta Variant Surges
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Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States - Wikipedia
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US coronavirus death toll rises to 9, mortality rate of COVID-19 rises