Is it time to bring back the COVID mask? We asked 3 doctors

The Hill ^ | 08/28/2023 | Alix Martichoux

[ChicagoConservative27]

(NEXSTAR) – The COVID-19 public health emergency may be over, but the spread of the virus sure isn’t. COVID hospital admissions jumped another 21% last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

The summer surge has some people – who haven’t donned a COVID mask in months – wondering if they should dust off their N95s.

We asked three medical doctors if they thought the rising cases and hospitalizations meant masks are needed now. For Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease expert at UCSF, the rationale hasn’t really changed.

“Masking remains an inexpensive and portable way to reduce risk as always,” he said.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Nope, screw off.

[hillarys cankles]

Anyone who abides by what these liars tell them, you really gotta question their life choices.

[Paul46360]

screw off wasn’t what I was thinking about...

[rktman]

YOU can bring back whatever. NOPE! Didn’t bite last time, for sure not now!

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[RedElement]

“...reduce risk...”

In fact, reduce risk by infinitesimally small amount. So small, it is impossible to measure.

[Paul46360]

Further, the BA.2.86 variant has sparked concern because it appears able to evade existing immunity to the coronavirus, according to The Washington Post.

[mo]

The Hill...hopefully pining for “the good old days”

[Gene Eric]

The Submission Campaign begins anew

[mo]

the BS 24.7.365 variant is the one they’re all praying for....

[Antihero101607]

Screw off. Seconded.

I’ll take my chances with diet, exercise, and getting as much natural vitamin D as possible.

[I want the USA back]

As election year rolls around, the left desperately takes all possible measures to bring us back to the chaos of spring 2020. I remember that. To the people who brought it to us I have only this to say: “x&%4fhH(!>.!”

[Jeff Chandler]

. . . and the horse you rode in on.

[MNDude]

let me guess, they all think masking is great?

[Pox]

Dr. Chin-Hong is someone I advise against ever seeing for medical purposes.

If a doctor is either that stupid, or indoctrinated enough to actually put forth such an ignorant statement, then such a doctor only cares about either ideology or money.

POS doctors have to lie when their boss, the Federal Government, tells them to.

[Lazamataz]

We asked three medical doctors if they thought the rising cases and hospitalizations meant masks are needed now. For Peter Chin-Hong, an infectious disease expert at UCSF, the rationale hasn’t really changed. “Lockdowns remain an inexpensive and effective way to commit voter fraud, as always,” he said.

[John S Mosby]

It is a coronavirus, and defense against it is defense against whatever spike protein is on its surface. All of which is well known— supplements, D3,Vit 3 3gms/daily, NAC, Quercitin, Zinc, and ACE blockers (to block the receptor for ACE2 in the lungs) this is all well known. The “vaxes” are not vaccines, and never could be.

[Lazamataz]

Further, the BA.2.86 variant has sparked concern because it appears able to evade existing immunity to the coronavirus, according to The Washington Post.

Further, the BA.2.86 variant has sparked hope because it appears to be able to encourage voter fraud by mail in ballots, according to The Washington Post.

[Drew68]

wondering if they should dust off their N95s.

Dust off? I chucked all of mine in the trash ages ago.

And I'm not buying a new one unless I need to crank up my belt sander (where masks actually work).

[BrexitBen]

Be a good, little, compliant robot.

The Empire loves robots.

[KevinB]

Gee, I wonder how The Hill picked their doctors.