by Niamh Harris, The Peoples Voice:
Forget covid, flu has returned with a vengeance this year!
Face Mask mandates are starting to return in hospitals and healthcare facilities across the US and the UK amid concerns about an increase in flu cases.
New mandates have so far been enacted in hospitals in New York, New Jersey and California, and other states.
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Meanwhile patients and visitors in hospitals across parts of England and Wales have been told to wear masks to help control the spread of infection.
As well as face mask requirements people are being urged to make sure they get a flu vaccine.
InfoWars reports: RWJ Barnabas Health, the largest hospital operator in New Jersey, now has mask requirements or recommendations at all of its facilities.
As well as requiring masks for “all patients who present with respiratory symptoms, as well as all staff members and providers caring for them,” all visitors to RWJ Barnabas hospitals are asked to “wear an appropriate face mask.”
In New York, Health Commissioner James McDonald has announced that all healthcare personnel who are not vaccinated against flu must wear a mask in healthcare facilities.
“My declaration that flu is prevalent across the State means healthcare personnel who are not vaccinated against the flu this season need to take extra precautions and wear a mask in healthcare facilities to avoid exposing sick patients and those most vulnerable to complications of the virus,” Anderson said.
“The flu vaccine is a safe and effective way to protect against infection and will lessen the symptoms if you get sick. I encourage everyone 6 months and older to get the flu shot, and it’s not too late to protect yourself and your loved ones and ensure you don’t miss out on holiday celebrations.”
In California, public health departments in several counties in the San Francisco Bay Area have brought in mask mandates. The mandates, which were brought in in September and October, are effective until 31 March 2025.
Healthcare workers in “skilled nursing facilities” in San Francisco, for example, are required to wear a mask when in the same room as residents or patients.
Multiple studies have revealed that during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, masking did little to nothing to reduce the spread of the virus.
Back in May, a study from the University of East Anglia showed wearing face coverings did not reduce the risk of infection with the Omicron variant.
The researchers used data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) COVID survey in England which estimated how many people had infections.
From November 2021 to May 2022, the ONS also asked individuals about their circumstances and habits—including mask-wearing, work habits and travel—to see if those factors could be linked to risk of positivity.
By analysing this data, the researchers found that wearing face coverings did not reduce the risk of infection by the Omicron variant at all.
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