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The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks, saying they should be worn in public where social distancing is not possible to help stop the spread of coronavirus.
The global body said new information showed they could provide "a barrier for potentially infectious droplets".
Some countries already recommend or mandate face coverings in public.
The WHO had previously argued there was not enough evidence to say that healthy people should wear masks.
However, WHO director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that "in light of evolving evidence, the WHO advises that governments should encourage the general public to wear masks where there is widespread transmission and physical distancing is difficult, such as on public transport, in shops or in other confined or crowded environments".
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Unless it mutates. Incidentally, we cannot afford another lockdown, so sooner rather than later.
We can't afford not to lockdown if the situation deteriorates. The public politically won't tolerate hundreds of thousands of deaths where other countries have successfully suppressed the virus and have sports stadiums open, let alone the NHS be able to cope with the circumstances that were projected when we went into lockdown the first time.
Incidentally, 'if it mutates' can equally apply to a vaccine. Why perform healthcare at all if we decide to live by the worst case scenario all the time?
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Unless it mutates. Incidentally, we cannot afford another lockdown, so sooner rather than later.
It’s a simple anti-inflammatory drug. It’s effective because it treats the symptoms that are frequently implicated in fatal cases. “Unless it mutates” may sound like a knowledgeable riposte in your ears, but it isn’t, because mutations are primarily a concern for their ability to render vaccines ineffective, not symptomatic treatments.
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It’s a simple anti-inflammatory drug. It’s effective because it treats the symptoms that are frequently implicated in fatal cases. “Unless it mutates” may sound like a knowledgeable riposte in your ears, but it isn’t, because mutations are primarily a concern for their ability to render vaccines ineffective, not symptomatic treatments.
The interesting (for me) aspect of the linked article is that the drug inhibits the immune response as well as inhibiting inflammation. This tells me, a complete layman, that the saved lives are those that would have suffered from a destructive immune response.
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Taking dexamethasone daily helps return the hormone levels to normal. Corticosteroid hormones are also involved in controlling inflammatory responses in the body. Dexamethasone reduces inflammation by stopping cells from releasing chemicals that normally help produce immune and allergic responses
The interesting (for me) aspect of the linked article is that the drug inhibits the immune response as well as inhibiting inflammation. This tells me, a complete layman, that the saved lives are those that would have suffered from a destructive immune response.
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