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>>> FACE
>>> FACE COVERINGS ARE REQUIRED IN WASHINGTON AND IN ALL PUBLIC
SPACES BECAUSE THEY ARE
EFFECTIVE IN SLOWING DOWN THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19.
KING 5 AND SWEDISH HAVE JOINED
UP TO MAKE THE IMPORTANCE OF
MASKS VERY APPARENT TO PEOPLE.
DR.ELIZABETH MEAD IS PASSIONATE
ABOUT THE SUBJECT AND IS
JOINING ME THIS MORNING.
GOOD MORNING.
GOOD MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT WE
KNOW AND DON'T KNOW ABOUT HOW
EFFECTIVE MASKS ARE, CLOTH
COVERINGS, TO HELP KEEP THE
SPREAD OF CORONAVIRUS UNDER
CONTROL.
CONTROL.
CONTROL. >> WE KNOW THAT FACE MASKS, AND
CLOTH FACE MASKS IN PARTICULAR,
FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, ARE
QUITE EFFECTIVE IN STOPPING THE
SPREAD FROM PERSON TO PERSON.
REALLY THE REASON TO WEAR A
MASK IS NOT SO MUCH TO PROTECT
YOURSELF, BUT IT'S TO PROTECT
OTHER PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
TO SAY WE ARE ABSOLUTELY
CERTAIN THAT PEOPLE OF ANY AGE
CAN SPREAD CORONAVIRUS WITHOUT
EVEN KNOWING THEY ARE INFECTED
WITHOUT HAVING ANY SYMPTOMS AT
ALL.
ALL.
ALL. WEARING A CLOTH MASK IS REALLY
A WAY TO PREVENT THAT FROM
HAPPENING IF YOU'RE INFECTED
AND DON'T KNOW IT.
>> AND NOW IT'S MY
UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE'S
VARIOUS LEVELS OF OF
EFFECTIVENESS WITH DIFFERENT
LEVELS OF MASKS, AND WHETHER
YOU'RE TRYING TO USE A T-SHIRT
OR BANDANNA OR A MASK PROPERLY
FITTED.
FITTED.
FITTED. TELL ME WHAT WE SHOULD BE
LOOKING FOR.
LOOKING FOR. >> SURE, I WILL SAY ANYTHING IS
BETTER THAN NOTHING.
IF ALL YOU HAVE IS A T-SHIRT OR
BANDANNA, THAT'S BETTER THAN
NOTHING.
NOTHING.
NOTHING. I WILL SHOW A COUPLE OF
EXAMPLES.
EXAMPLES.
EXAMPLES. CLOTH FACE COVERINGS.
THIS ONE IS SOFT.
IT'S TWO LAYERED WHICH WE CAN
TALK ABOUT, AND THIS ONE HAS A
WIRE IN THE NASAL BRIDGE TO
MOLD IT TO YOUR FACE.
THAT'S HELPFUL FOR A LOT OF
PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY IF YOU WEAR
GLASSES AND YOU DON'T WANT THEM
TO FOG UP.
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, IT'S
NICE AND THICK MATERIAL.
IT PROBLEM MATTERS LESS WHAT
TYPE OF MATERIAL, BUT YOU WANT
A TIGHT WEAVE.
HOLD IT UP TO THE LIGHT AND
MAKE SURE YOU DON'T SEE LIGHT
COMING THROUGH BETWEEN THE
FIBERS MEANING IT'S TOO LOOSE
TO DO MUCH GOOD.
THE SWEET SPOT IS PROBABLY TWO
OR THREE LAYERS OF FABRIC, AND
WE KNOW THAT TWO IS BETTER THAN
ONE, AND THREE IS BETTER THAN
TWO, BUT ONCE YOU GET TO FOUR
AND BEYOND, IT CAN FEEL
DIFFICULT FOR PEOPLE, AND IT IS
THICKER, AND THEY NOTICE IT
MORE, AND THE SWEET SPOT WE
THINK IS TWO OR THREE LAYERS OF
TIGHTLY WOVEN MATERIAL.
MAKE SURE THERE'S NO GAPS WHERE
AIR CAN GET OUT, AND ONE
SPECIAL MENTION, I HAVE SEEN A
LOT OF PEOPLE WEARING MASKS
WITH THE VALVE IN THEM, THE
ROUND CUTOUT VALVE.
THOSE ARE NOT EFFECTIVE IN
STOPPING THE SPREAD OF
CORONAVIRUS.
CORONAVIRUS. THOSE MASKS ARE INTENDED FOR
PEOPLE TO FILTER THE AIR COMING
IN, PAINTERS, CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS, AND THOSE POTENTIALLY
WHEN YOU EXHALE, AND THE AIR IS
CONCENTRATED, IT MAY SPREAD
FARTHER THAN NOTHING AT ALL.
THAT'S ONE MISCONCEPTION TO
CLEAR UP.
CLEAR UP.
CLEAR UP. THE MASKS ONE-WAY VALVES ARE
NOT HELPFUL, AND YOU SHOULD NOT
BE USING THEM.
>> THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW BECAUSE
THEY LOOK LIKE THEY WOULD BE
EFFECTIVE, RIGHT?
EFFECTIVE, RIGHT? YOU THINK THAT'S A SERIOUS
THING, AND THEN IF IT'S NOT
EFFECTIVE, IT'S NO GOOD.
LET'S TALK ABOUT CONCERNS
PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT WEARING
MASKS, AND SOME PEOPLE OBJECT
ON, I DON'T KNOW, GENERAL
PRINCIPLES, AND OTHERS FIND
THEM UNCOMFORTABLE, AND WHAT DO
YOU TELL PEOPLE TO TRY TO
ENCOURAGE THEM TO BE OPEN TO
THIS IDEA?
THIS IDEA? >> AGAIN, I REALLY THINK IT'S
ABOUT PROTECTING EACH OTHER AND
STANDING UP FOR EACH OTHER AS A
COMMUNITY AND COUNTRY.
I WILL ALSO SAY AS A PHYSICIAN
WHO WEAR AS MASK, MOST OF MY
DAY FOR 15 YEARS NOW, YOU CAN
GET USED TO IT.
IT DOES NOT MAKE IT DIFFICULT
FOR MOST PEOPLE TO BREATHE IN.
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE FEW
EXCEPTIONS, AND IT'S REALLY
TOLERABLE.
TOLERABLE. PRETTY YOUNG KIDS ARE ADAPTING
WELL TO HAVING A MASK ON.
THE FEW TIMES WE MAY SAY
SOMEONE SHOULD NOT WEAR ONE,
IT'S NOT RECOMMENDED FOR KIDS
UNDER THE AGE OF TWO OR ANYBODY
WHO WOULD HAVE A HARD TIME
GETTING IT OFF, SOMEONE WHO IS
INCAPACITATED, INTOXICATED, HAS
A DEVELOP MENTAL CONDITION
WHERE IT'S DIFFICULT TO TAKE IT
OFF IF THEY NEED TO, AND THEN
POTENTIALLY PEOPLE WHO HAVE
VERY SEVERE LUNG DISEASE, LIKE
PEOPLE ON OXYGEN AT BASELINE OR
HAVE REALLY SIGNIFICANT
SYMPTOMS AND THE TRUTH IS, MOST
PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA AND OTHER
LUNG DISEASE, EVEN, ARE ABLE TO
SAFELY WEAR MASKS, AND WE ARE
TALKING ABOUT WEARING THEM TO
THE GROCERY STORE OR THE
PHARMACY, NOT 12 HOURS A DAY
LIKE MANY OF US IN THE MEDICAL
PROFESSION DO ALL THE TIME.
>> RIGHT, OKAY, AND LET'S TALK
ABOUT KEEPING MASKS CLEAN, AND
WHERE TO TOUCH THEM.
>> YEAH, GREAT, SO I GET A LOT
OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS.
I THINK FOR GOOD REASON.
WHEN YOU'RE PUTTING YOUR MASK
ON, YOU REALLY WANT TO HOLD IT
BY THE EAR LOOPS.
YOU DON'T WANT TO TOUCH THE
FRONT OF THE MASK IF YOU CAN
CAN HELP IT.
PUT IT ON YOUR FACE AND LOOP IT
AROUND YOUR EARS, AND PUT HANDS
ON THE EAR LOOPS TO TAKE IT OFF
AND THEN WASH IT.
WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING THEM
CLEAN, AGAIN, A COMMON
MISCONCEPTION, YOU CAN USE THE
MASKS OVER AND OVER AND OVER
AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL THEY LOOK
DIRTY.
DIRTY.
DIRTY. IDEALLY WE SHOULD WATCH THEM
AFTER EACH TIME WE WASH THEM.
THAT'S CHALLENGING FOR PEOPLE,
AND THAT'S WHY IT'S GOOD TO
HAVE A COUPLE AND A FEW YOU
ROTATE.
ROTATE.
ROTATE. HOPEFULLY YOU'RE NOT GOING INTO
PUBLIC OFTEN AND USING THEM ALL
THE TIME.
THE TIME.
THE TIME. TYPICALLY, THEY CAN BE THROWN
IN THE WASH.
MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE CARE
INSTRUCTIONS.
INSTRUCTIONS. WHATEVER FABRIC IT IS, WASH IN
THE HOTTEST WATER YOU'RE ABLE
TO FOR THE FABRIC, AND TUMBLE
DRY, OR IF IT'S A FABRIC TO BE
AIR DRIED OR MINE HAS A WIRE, I
DON'T PUT IT IN THE DRIER, BUT
I PUT IT OUTSIDE IN THE SUN.
WE THINK THE SUNLIGHT HELPS TO
CONTAMINATE IT LIKE A HOT DRYER
WOULD.
WOULD.
WOULD. >>
WOULD. >> FORTUNATELY WE DO HAVE SUN.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> LET'S BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT,
AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR HELP THAT MORNING.
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SCREEN.
SCREEN. KING 5 IS PARTNERING WITH
SWEDISH ABOUT SPREADING THE
WORD ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF
WEARING A MASK TO STOP THE
SPREAD OF COVID-19.
YOU MAY HAVE SEEN OUR KING 5
EMPLOYEES ON SOCIAL MEDIA WITH
THEIR MASKS LETTING YOU KNOW
WHY THEY ARE WEARING THEM.
LET US KNOW