The CDC Just Issued This Alarming New COVID Warning
By Zachary Mack of Best Life |
The CDC Just Issued This Alarming New COVID Warning
After weeks of seeing coronavirus cases surge nationwide, the U.S. is finally witnessing a slight drop in newly reported cases. According to data from Johns Hopkins University, we saw an 11 percent dip in newly reported COVID cases over the last seven days, CNN reports. But while the slowing of the spread of the virus is considered to be good news by some, many health experts are warning that the pandemic is still far from over and we shouldn t be celebrating yet. This includes the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which just issued a warning that newly discovered highly contagious COVID variants will bring a new spike of cases in a matter of weeks.
The CDC Says Do These 7 Things Every Day to Avoid COVID
By Lauren Gray of Best Life |
The CDC Says Do These 7 Things Every Day to Avoid COVID
COVID-19 has once again broken its own records this week, likely part of the post-holiday surge experts have been warning about for months. According to
The New York Times, the national case rate has risen 40 percent over the past two weeks, with the death rate climbing 29 percent over that same period of time. In other words, this is no time to let up on your protective measures, which truly are the only line of defense between you and the virus until being vaccinated. For this reason, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has made a simple, seven-point checklist of everyday preventive actions you can take to minimize your risk of transmission. Read on to find out what they are, and for more risk factors, checkout The CDC Just Confirmed This Disorder Could Put You at Risk of Severe COVID.
The Most Popular Mask May Also Be the Least Effective, Study Finds
By Lauren Gray of Best Life |
The Most Popular Mask May Also Be the Least Effective, Study Finds
With thousands of brands, styles, materials, and modifications to select from, it s hard to know which particular masks do the best job of preventing droplets from spreading. That s exactly why a group of researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill decided to put a range of masks to the test. For a study published by the journal
JAMA Internal Medicine in December, they set out to find the most and least effective masks, and found that one of the most popular and prevalent styles is ranked at the bottom of the list for efficacy. Read on to find out how your mask ranks, and for more on dangerous mask designs, check out This Type of Face Mask Isn t Protecting You From COVID, WHO Warns.