Kommentar: Som et af de sidste lande i verden (med undtagelse af Danmark), anbefaler de amerikanske sundhedsmyndigheder nu hjemmelavede ansigtsmasker for at hæmme smittespredning, og fordi de mere professionelle ansigtsværn eksempelvis 3M med N95 filtre skal reserveres til sundhedspersonale.
Herhjemme anerkender sunderhedsmyndigederne fortsat ikke værdien af ansigtsmasker, angiveligt fordi man ikke har været forberedt på, at ansigtsmasker kunne gavne folkesundheden – og smittespredningen.
Sagen omkring (de manglende) ansigtsmasker/ åndedrætsværn er blot en af mange fejlvurderinger – og manglende dømmekraft – fra de danske sundhedsmyndigheders side. Økonomisk Ugebrev mener forsat, at tilliden til sundhedsmyndgederne først kan genetableres, når Sundhedsstyrelen direktør Søren Brostrøm sættes fra bestilling.
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Fra den amerikanske sundhedsmyndighed CDC:
Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19
How to Wear a Cloth Face Covering
Cloth face coverings should—
- fit snugly but comfortably against the side of the face
- be secured with ties or ear loops
- include multiple layers of fabric
- allow for breathing without restriction
- be able to be laundered and machine dried without damage or change to shape
CDC on Homemade Cloth Face Coverings
CDC recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain (e.g., grocery stores and pharmacies), especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.
CDC also advises the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others. Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure.
Cloth face coverings should not be placed on young children under age 2, anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to remove the mask without assistance.
The cloth face coverings recommended are not surgical masks or N-95 respirators. Those are critical supplies that must continue to be reserved for healthcare workers and other medical first responders, as recommended by current CDC guidance.
Should cloth face coverings be washed or otherwise cleaned regularly? How regularly?
Yes. They should be routinely washed depending on the frequency of use.
