The burst of the COVID-19 pandemic forced governments around the globe to take health care interventions. One that caused significant controversies is the use of masks among the general public1,2,3. Initially, it was assumed that the primary mode of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 was through cou...
Looking to mask discourse as a case study, this chapter places special emphasis placed on how masks and mask wearing are influenced by social and cultural norms and ideologies which have bearing on adoption or resistance to public health recommendations and health governance....
Coronavirus outbreaks at fitness centers in Chicago and Honolulu last summer were likely the result of exercisers and instructors not wearing masks, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention discovered. In the Chicago study, 60% of people who attended in-person fitness ...
Delta is the dominant variant in the UK and India where COVID infections have skyrocketed. Since even those who have received too shots and gained immunity can still transmit the virus, giving up the masks is feeding the chain of contagion. “The science is really settled around masks,” Din...
The unprecedented efforts to minimize the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic introduce a new arena for human face recognition in which faces are partially occluded with masks. Here, we tested the extent to which face masks change the way faces are perceive
sexuality. Her current research projects are focused on how intimacy and collective affects are cultivated on platforms and with devices, and potentials in these spaces for health and sexuality education. Her work has been published inNew Media & Society,Social Media + SocietyandGirlhood Studies. ...
Many face masks are designed to be worn by both men and women (e.g., one-size-fits-all), but their sizes may be too large for most women. For this reason, women may have a worse perception of comfort regarding face masks. Lastly, due to the integral relation of perceptions and ...
"Cloth masks [without filters], which don't have a minimum threshold, probably test in the neighborhood of 20% or 30%." But it's important to keep in mind that, depending on where you purchase your KN95 and N95 masks, you could be receiving less protection than you think, he says. ...
Evaluation of Cloth Masks and Modified Procedure Masks as Personal Protective Equipment for the Public During the COVID-19 Pandemic Phillip W. Clapp, PhD1,2;Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett, PhD, MS3;James M. Samet, PhD, MPH4;et alJon Berntsen, PhD5;Kirby L. Zeman, PhD2;Deverick J. Ande...
Pedestrians wearing face masks walk along a street in New York, the United States, March 16, 2020.(Xinhua/Wang Ying) The CDC said in a release the recommendations were based on recent studies that significant portion of individuals with coronavirus lack symptoms, and that even those who eventua...