CDC Director Dr Rochelle Walensky Does Not Recommend The General Public To Wear N95 Masks

There has been a lot of back-and-forth throughout the pandemic, with doctors recommending wearing N95 masks, but CDC director Dr Rochelle Walensky recommends it to the general public. do not to wear them.

“They are very hard to breathe when you wear them correctly,” Walensky said. “They are very difficult to tolerate when you wear them for long periods of time.”

N95 masks are really designed for first responders.

You’ve probably seen people wearing them. Five-layer masks come with a foam nose strip that covers a large part of your face.

Dr Walensky, along with Dr Anthony Fauci, still say people should wear a mask, but say the general public does not need to wear N95s because they are uncomfortable and difficult to breathe.

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They are concerned that people will not want to wear masks at all after having a bad experience with an N95.

“I spent a reasonable time in an N95 mask. They are hard to tolerate all day every day,” Walensky said. “And actually, when you really think about how people will wear them, I’m afraid if, if we suggest or require people to wear an N95, they won’t wear it all the time.”

“The most important thing is that everyone should wear a mask,” Fauci said.

With the new COVID-19 variant, many people are wondering if you should wear two masks.

The CDC says you don’t need to, but again, they recommend that you wear at least one.

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