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These COVID ‘Facts’ Are No Longer True
It’s been a long pandemic, and COVID is still going strong. But along the way, we’ve at least learned a lot of things. Just as we stopped obsessing over hand-washing, there are plenty of other ideas we once had (or still have) about COVID that need to be updated. Here are some of the biggies.
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How Long Can You Keep Using the Same N95 Mask?
Omicron continues to overwhelm hospitals and healthcare workers already worn out by Delta. At this stage of the pandemic, and with the healthcare system once again teetering on the edge, experts are urging people to ditch their cloth masks in favour of N95 or KN95 respirators. But these masks are more expensive than surgical masks…
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These Are the Tools You Need in Case of an Earthquake, Flood, or Wildfire
Different regions of the U.S. are prone to different types of natural disasters. While you may already have a basic emergency kit on hand with food, water, and a first aid kit, there are other tools you can — and should — invest in, depending on where you live and the type of natural disaster…
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Are Two Masks Really Better Than One?
Cloth masks, by themselves, were never the best option for everybody to wear during a pandemic; they were, instead, just the best way to get a lot of masks to a lot of people without too much of an effect on supplies for healthcare workers.