Ask Utah experts and health officials how best to avoid the coronavirus amid a recent surge in cases, and their answers seem contradictory. As recommendations change, here is what experts interviewed by The Salt Lake Tribune want you to know.
, and their answers seem contradictory.
As recommendations change, here is what experts interviewed by The Salt Lake Tribune want you to know:Any mask is better than no mask, according to Dr. Emily Spivak, an infectious diseases physician with University of Utah Health. But practically speaking, Stenehjem noted that not everybody is going to to be able to get hold of an N95, and “not everybody’s going to be able to tolerate an N95.”
“There are different levels of masks, and it’s sort of, the higher you can get, the better protection you have,” Nolen said. After those initial five days, you can leave home if your symptoms have improved and you have not had a fever — without medicine — for at least 24 hours. But wear a mask around others for another five days after isolating at home, the guidance states.We know, even with the previous variants, sometimes there were a few days after people’s symptoms went away, and they still could infect others,” Nolen, the state epidemiologist, said.
Whether or not you should quarantine in the meantime depends on one’s age and vaccination status, according to the Utah Department of Health.
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