What You Need To Know About Masks And Coronavirus

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) now recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, such as grocery stores and pharmacies.

In this video, Amy Edwards, MD, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, explains why.

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