Jun 8, 2022 07:43 PM
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INTRO: After adding, and then deleting, a recommendation that U.S. travelers wear masks to protect themselves from monkeypox, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still says that those traveling to countries where the disease is spreading and “other people who may be in close contact with a person who has been confirmed with monkeypox" should consider wearing masks.
Why the new guidance? The advice comes as experts say the monkeypox virus can sometimes spread through the air, at least over short distances, but it's not clear exactly how much that contributes to the spread of the disease.
When it updated its guidance last week for travelers, the CDC advised: “Wear a mask. Wearing a mask can help protect you from many diseases, including monkeypox.”
But in a statement released Tuesday, the agency said it "removed the mask recommendation from the monkeypox travel health notice because it caused confusion," The New York Times reported.
The CDC still advises monkeypox patients to wear a surgical mask, “especially those who have respiratory symptoms,” and also asks other household members to “consider wearing a surgical mask” when in the presence of the person with monkeypox... (MORE - details)
INTRO: After adding, and then deleting, a recommendation that U.S. travelers wear masks to protect themselves from monkeypox, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still says that those traveling to countries where the disease is spreading and “other people who may be in close contact with a person who has been confirmed with monkeypox" should consider wearing masks.
Why the new guidance? The advice comes as experts say the monkeypox virus can sometimes spread through the air, at least over short distances, but it's not clear exactly how much that contributes to the spread of the disease.
When it updated its guidance last week for travelers, the CDC advised: “Wear a mask. Wearing a mask can help protect you from many diseases, including monkeypox.”
But in a statement released Tuesday, the agency said it "removed the mask recommendation from the monkeypox travel health notice because it caused confusion," The New York Times reported.
The CDC still advises monkeypox patients to wear a surgical mask, “especially those who have respiratory symptoms,” and also asks other household members to “consider wearing a surgical mask” when in the presence of the person with monkeypox... (MORE - details)