‘It will be really helpful’ doctor says about new CDC mask guidance
Updated: 5:01 PM EST Feb 25, 2022
MARIA THE RISK FROCOM VID-19 : DROPS DRAMATICALLY IN MASSACHUSETTS AFTER THE CDC RELEASES NEW GUIDELINES ABOUT COMMUNITY SPREAD. HERE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS IS DR. SIMONE WILDES, AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE SPECIALIST AT SOUTH SHORE HEALTH. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AGAIN, DOCTOR. ED: GREAT TO SEE YOU. HAPPY FRIDAY. LET’S TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THIS NEW MAP FROM THE CDC. ALL OF THE COUNTIES IN EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS ARE IN GREEN, WHICH NOW MEANS LOW LEVELS OF SEVERE DISEASE AND LIMITED IMPACT ON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM. WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE TO PEOPLE IN THOSE AREAS? >> IT IS REALLY GREAT NEWS THAT THE CDC HAS OFFERED TODAY WITH THE NEW METRICS THAT HELP TO GUIDES U ON IF WE NEED TO WEAR MASKS. IT IS A SIMPLE PROCESS BROKEN INTO THREE BUCKETS, LOW, MEDIUM, OR HIGH. AS YOU SAID EARLIER, IT IS LOW, SO THAT INDICATESHE TRE’NOS NEED TO WEAR MASKS IN AREAS WHERE RATES OF INFECTION ARE LOW. ON THE CONARY,TR IF RATES ARE HIGH, WE RECOMMEND YOU WEAR MASKS INDOORS. IT IS A REALLY EASY TOOL THEY HAVE PROVIDEDS U WH.IT MOVING FORWARD AS WE TRY TO GET THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC. MARIA: SAY YOU HAVE BEEN VACCINATED, BOOSTED? WILL THESE GUIDELINES CHANGE HOW OFTEN OR WHEN YOU CHOOSE TO WEAR A MASK? >> I THINK IT WILL BE REALLY HELPFUL FOR ME. WHEN I SEE WREHE NUMBERS ARE REALLY HIGH, I’)M DEFINITELY GOING TO WEAR MY MK.AS I WILL ABSOLUTELY FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE TAKING MY MK
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‘It will be really helpful’ doctor says about new CDC mask guidance
Updated: 5:01 PM EST Feb 25, 2022
“It’s really great news that the CDC has offered today with the new metrics that help to guide us on whether or not we need to wear masks,” said Dr. Simone Wildes, of South Shore Health.
“It’s really great news that the CDC has offered today with the new metrics that help to guide us on whether or not we need to wear masks,” said Dr. Simone Wildes, of South Shore Health.
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