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“The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed healthcare and how we protect ourselves against airborne pathogens.”

— Dr. Susan Ripley, BSc, MSc, MD, CCFP

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Jennifer McFarland Jennifer McFarland

Canada's mask guidance has changed. Here's why you might need an upgrade

Now that the cold weather has hit and people are moving inside, many doctors and scientists are urging Canadians not only to resist getting complacent about wearing masks to protect against COVID-19 — but also to take a closer look at whether that cloth mask is keeping you and others as safe as possible.

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Kyle Kelly Kyle Kelly

WHO Urges Fully Vaccinated People To Continue Wearing Masks As Delta Variant Spreads—But No Word From CDC

World Health Organization (WHO) officials stressed Friday the need for fully vaccinated people to “continue to be appropriately cautious” and keep up with social distancing measures like mask wearing as the highly infectious Delta variant of the coronavirus becomes increasingly dominant in the U.S. and spurs new Covid-19 surges around the world—including in highly vaccinated countries.

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