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Making your own face bask with cloth, scissors and thread

November 19, 2020 Coronavirus / Prevention

What fabric should you make your face mask from?

Our tests indicated that more suitable fabrics included felted wool, with 36% filtration efficiency, and quilting cotton, with 35% efficiency.

Inslee announces statewide COVID-19 restrictions for four-weeks

The restrictions go into effect Monday, November 16 at 11:59 PM

A group of young women drinking wine at a party.

November 11, 2020 Coronavirus / Prevention

As the pandemic dragged on, the young resumed risky behaviors earlier than the elderly

Women, racial minorities and people with left-leaning political views were more likely to limit risk.

November 4, 2020 Coronavirus / Prevention

How to prevent COVID-19 ‘superspreader’ events indoors this winter

The pandemic has largely been driven by superspreader events, in which a single individual directly infects several contacts.

October 11, 2020 Coronavirus / Prevention / Public Health

Being outdoors doesn’t mean you’re safe from COVID-19

Being outdoors doesn’t mean you’re safe from COVID-19 – a White House event showed what not to do

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September 25, 2020 Coronavirus / Emergency Medicine / Prevention

Adjusting tactics quickly cut EMS providers’ COVID-19 risk

These efforts greatly reduced the risk of exposure among EMS providers, reducing the providers’ chance of infection and the number of days they had to be quarantined, and conserving their personal protective equipment (PPE)

September 14, 2020 Coronavirus / Influenza/Flu / Prevention / Vaccines

Why flu vaccine is more important during COVID-19

We can’t predict exactly what will happen when the flu arrives while COVID-19 still here; That makes it even more important to get a flu shot.

September 11, 2020 Coronavirus / Prevention

4 Mask Myths That Put You at Risk

Get to the truth of the matter with these scientifically-backed facts from an infection prevention specialist.

August 28, 2020 Coronavirus / Fitness / Prevention

To gaiter or not to gaiter?

Wear it, says a UW sports medicine doctor who runs. “Out in the community, any type of face covering is going to do fine,” he says.

August 14, 2020 Child Health / Coronavirus / Prevention

Report outlines benefits, risks of different approaches for resuming K-12 instruction

There is no ‘zero-risk’ scenario for resuming in-person instruction but there are pathways to resuming limited in-person instruction for younger students.

August 13, 2020 Coronavirus / Influenza/Flu / Prevention

What to do if you have COVID-19 symptoms

If you feel even a little bit sick, reschedule any plans you may have to see others in person. Stay home.

July 27, 2020 Coronavirus / Prevention

King County distributing free face coverings in Shoreline on July 28

The drive-through distribution event is open only to King County residents.

July 26, 2020 Coronavirus / Prevention / Public Health

Does your homemade mask work?

Coronavirus is about 0.08 micrometers across. The weaves a typical cloth face cloth has gaps about 1,000 times bigger. Still a homemade mask can help.