Dr. Michael Osterholm said on Weekend TODAY that people should wear N95 or KN95 face masks instead of cloth face coverings, in agreement with the CDC's updated guidance.
to say that people “may choose” to wear N95 and KN95 masks for more protection against COVID-19, Dr. Michael Osterhelm spoke passionately about the need to wear the higher-quality face coverings.
“It’s far too late. We knew a year ago that they should be wearing N95s as a routine and that there were plenty of them in this country so I welcome the new news but it surely is late in coming,” he said.Vladimir Vladimirov / Getty Images Initially, masks were not at all recommended for use against COVID-19. Early in the pandemic, guidance changed to encourage the use of cloth face masks, because there were concerns that the encouragement of high-quality face masks could create shortages that would impact healthcare workers."You will not be taking them from other healthcare workers," Osterholm said. We have plenty right now. This is an important step at protecting yourself, in addition to being vaccinated.
"When I first suggested this was going to be a viral blizzard it was about five weeks ago, and I said that it would be up through eight to nine weeks that this would happen and we’re right on target for that," Osterholm said.
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