The authors of the study say the findings are reassuring for the short term but may mean behavioral and development pediatric care will be strained in the coming years.
Study suggests medical masks may offer similar protecion as N95 respirators, but experts say hold on.
Public health professionals use some terms imprecisely, others incorrectly, and still others technically accurate but almost sure to be misunderstood by the public.
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The group settled on stronger wording to clarify advice for patients and simplify decisions for clinicians.
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