With COVID, flu and RSV surging, when and where should you wear a mask?

nbcsandiego ^ | 01/09/2024 | Sarah Jacoby

[ChicagoConservative27]

The new year is kicking off with a spike in respiratory illnesses across the U.S., including COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus. Considering all the circulating illnesses right now, it might be time for masking to make a comeback, experts say.

"We're certainly in the winter peak of respiratory viruses," Dr. Albert Ko, professor of epidemiology and medicine at the Yale School of Public Health, tells TODAY.com. A post-holiday COVID spike alongside upticks of the usual winter illnesses, like flu and RSV, make this surge "very much expected," he adds.

Amid this rise in the spread of illnesses, mask mandates are already back in some health care settings, including hospital systems in Los Angeles County and New York City. And many of us should probably follow suit, Ko says.

[ChicagoConservative27]

Wear it in your bathroom with the lights off crying Sarah.

[changeitback440]

everywhere 24/7........especially in your car when you are alone....... stack them; the more, the merrier

[spacejunkie2001]

never and nowhere. it’s a scam

[PeterPrinciple]

make this surge “very much expected,” he adds.

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Didn’t make the headline.......................

[Qwapisking]

wondering now if covid wasn’t invented by the manufacturers of masks.

[jettester]

“Are you wearing it because of a safety issue, or, so you can tell us who you are voting for?”

[JimRed]

When will they provide a fully-sealing mask with pores too small for a virus but which does not restrict breathing? I’ll wait...

[cuz1961]

here we go again ssdd

[lightman]

Always wondered if the China-cooties weren’t embedded in those made-in-China muzzles.

[Jonny7797]

Never and nowhere.

[rickomatic]

Halloween party

[JimRed]

wondering now if covid wasn’t invented by the manufacturers of masks.

Same thing I've said about computer viruses and the companies that sell antivirus software. Create a virus, sell a cure, get rich!

[Dandy]

Wear it for Halloween and when you rob a bank.

[SaxxonWoods]

My car wears it in the glove box. In case of heavy smoke or some such.

[bk1000]

Yeah, we won’t be masking. Thanks.

[lastchance]

When robbing a bank or taking hostages.

[maddog55]

Sad these liberal idiots have to hang onto their safety blankets...

[Socon-Econ]

Anywhere — as long as voluntary. If you’re concerned about others not wearing masks, you can double-mask or wear a spacesuit-style mask; but don’t impose your stiffling, ineffective masks on the rest of us.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Nowhere. Ever.
Just like when “the science” said I should.

[Sicon]

When you’re operating on a patient in an operating room, or at all times if you are a complete retard.