Flu - face masks - handkerchiefs - cover-up?
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photo: courtesy Angela
Cooke
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'The virus is easily passed from person to person by breathing in air containing
the virus.' DoH
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Re the DoH publications:
'Explaining Pandemic Flu - a guide from the
CMO'
and 'Pandemic Flu - important information
for you and your family' *
DOH leaflet pilot: Echocardiography Dept at
Royal Brompton Hospital, London
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"Please
would you advise me of the scientific
evidence for your published statement
that face masks will have little
place in preventing the spread of the
virus?
i.e. Can you prove it?"
DFW to DOH
08.02.06
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"The Chief Medical
Officer commissioned the Health Protection
Agency to review the scientific evidence
for the use of facemasks by the public
during an influenza pandemic. This review
did not find any clear evidence that such
a policy would be of benefit."
DOH to DFW |
"Consider
wearing a facemask covering mouth and
nose when in public.... Wearing a simple
mask that covers the mouth and nose may
afford individuals some protection. No
studies have thus far been conducted that
confirm this, however."
Reference
data on file,
thanks to
Google
Scholar |
"Also there
is good news about protective bioactive
face masks and other
fabrics that you may not have been aware
of when you published those leaflets."
DFW to DOH |
"The
issue of the efficacy of a plain mask
in my eyes is a stupid argument...
There is NO question that [ ] she should
be wearing a mask when she gets to the
hospital and it probably would be wise
as well in public places... By the way,
the mask will kill MRSA, not just viruses."
A consultant colleague - reference information
available by request.
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"...The right choice
of wording could improve the public awareness
of protection from the risks of pandemic
flu."
DFW to CMO, Sir Liam Donaldson |
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If you would like to know about the advantages of reusable
bioactive face masks compared with ordinary face masks, including
how you can obtain one e.g. to protect someone with special needs, please contact for further information.
The answer is in the air.
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