Posted on 07/29/2020 3:31:26 PM PDT by conservative98
Dr. Anthony Fauci suggested Wednesday that Americans should consider wearing goggles or a face shield in order to prevent spreading or catching COVID-19.
"If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it," the nation's top infectious disease expert told ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton during an Instagram Live conversation on ABC News.
When asked if we're going to get to a point where eye protection is recommended, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases responded, "It might, if you really want perfect protection of the mucosal surfaces."
"You have mucosa in the nose, mucosa in the mouth, but you also have mucosa in the eye," he continued. "Theoretically, you should protect all the mucosal surfaces. So if you have goggles or an eye shield you should use it."
He noted that googles and eye or face shields are "not universally recommended" at this time, "but if you really want to be complete, you should probably use it if you can."
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Fauci looks ahead to flu season
As the summer transitions into the fall, Fauci also discussed the oncoming flu season.
Fauci said he hopes wearing masks will help limit the spread of influenza as well.
"It is inevitable that we're going to have some degree of flu," he said. "I'm hoping that the wearing of masks and other coverings are going to not only protect us against COVID-19, but also help protect us against influenza."
"Go out there and get your flu shot when the flu vaccine becomes available," he urged.
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“ Maybe CNN will hire him.”
At least until November at which time no one will return his calls.
Didn’t think it was needed on a picture of him sitting there with no water sans mask.
I had no idea they were out of stock.
Some entrepreneurial folks are filling a void.
He will probably have a fatal stroke/heart attack before all of his lies, and the lies of his underlings are dragged out into the daylight.
When that happens, wanna bet on how many days he will lie in state in the Capitol?
I’ll open with three.
I will double your 3 days!
“... a flu vaccination makes one MORE susceptible to other respiratory viruses...”
We’ll be learning soon what problems all the un-changed mask wearing has caused people.
Moist material hold whatever germs it filters, left to sit as-is for a day, breathed through again next day, repeat.
Which will NEVER happen if Trump loses.
I’m sure it is.
I hang mine out in the sun for the day.
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