Masking guidelines at McGill University Health Centre have returned due to an 'important rise in the number of respiratory infections including COVID-19.'
Sonoma County's healthcare facilities can now make their own masking policies. The change went into effect Monday, per state and county rules. The rules are
On March 3, 2023, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced changes to its COVID-19 guidelines. A few days later, the County of Los Angeles announced it will align a.
the mixed messaging and confusing messaging further undermines public trust. the cdc is an esteemed institution with career scientists and public health experts. they do great work. but the communications communic been off. since the beginning of the pandemic, i think many of us assumed with the change of the guard in january of 2021 that we would see things differently. but we ve seen confusing messaging around masking guidelines. now with testing guidelines. so i think at this point in the pandemic, it is incredibly important that the cdc is clear about their guidelines and has the data to back it up. that s the other thing. they come out with these policy changes, and then provide the data or not provide the data later. so it needs to happen simultaneously so the public understands why these changes are happening. doctor, one last for you.
medical director of covid isolation and quarantine sites for housing works. thank you so much for joining us this afternoon. so i guess the first question is just what should the cdc be taking into consideration as they look at their current masking guidelines? yeah, good to be with you, kristen. so, look, wearing a mask really depends on where you live at this point. remember, nearly 20% of state never had a mask mandate to begin with and even some states penalized and incorporate safety measures for their students and staff and now in response to a major drop in covid cases states such as delaware and illinois and california are really trying to ease those mask mandates. so, some health experts believe that easing masking restrictions in highly vaccinated communities is not unreasonable. but to your point, the cdc has not changed its guidelines. only they still recommend anyone