Experts Call For N95s To Replace Surgical Masks As Flu, Covid Viruses Spread

World Health Network experts urge WHO to make N95, KN95, or FFP2 respirators the standard for protection for healthcare ...
The Brown Daily Herald

RI hospitals establish mask mandates amid rise in respiratory illnesses

On Jan. 5, Brown University Health — the largest hospital system in Rhode Island — announced that all of their facilities ...
ABC 7 Chicago

US Surgeon General: Face masks shouldn't be worn at 'expense of social distancing'

WASHINGTON -- Update: As of Friday, April 3, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advised Americans to wear face coverings in public. RELATED: Should Americans wear masks? Everything you ...
AOL

Fla. surgeon general criticized for not wearing mask in meeting with cancer patient

Joseph Ladapo defends his stance in meeting with a Democratic state senator being treated for breast cancer, claiming masks limit clear communication. Joseph Ladapo, the appointee for surgeon general ...
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Surgeon General Urges the Public to Stop Buying Face Masks

The surgeon general on Saturday urged the public to stop buying masks, warning that it won’t help against the spread of the coronavirus but will take away important resources from health care ...
The Providence Journal

Brown University Health requires masks at all times for hospital patients, visitors, staff

Patients, visitors, and staff at several Rhode Island and Massachusetts medical facilities are now required to wear masks at all times due to an uptick in respiratory virus cases in the area. Brown ...