{"id":5015,"date":"2022-01-07T01:09:41","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T18:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/?p=5015"},"modified":"2022-02-02T00:21:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T17:21:07","slug":"your-guide-to-masks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/your-guide-to-masks\/","title":{"rendered":"YOUR GUIDE TO MASKS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"5015\" class=\"elementor elementor-5015\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ada920 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ada920\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f5a5e5\" data-id=\"2f5a5e5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1a3b91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1a3b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.4 - 13-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Cloth face masks may not enough to protect you against the Omicron variant and the Thai #COVID-19 Information Centre is recommending that people wear three-layer medical masks instead. In addition, when selecting a mask, there are many choices. Here are some do\u2019s and don\u2019ts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df49234 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df49234\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d792d69\" data-id=\"d792d69\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0461a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-porto_ultimate_heading\" data-id=\"b0461a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"porto_ultimate_heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"porto-u-heading\" data-hspacer=\"no_spacer\" data-halign=\"inherit\" style=\"text-align:inherit\"><div class=\"porto-u-main-heading\"><h2   >Need to upgrade your mask for omicron? <\/h2><\/div><div class=\"porto-u-sub-heading\" style=\"\"><h1><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><b>Here\u2019s a ranking from good, better, best to help prevent COVID-19<\/b><\/span><\/h1><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a6d6079 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a6d6079\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dc7bfd\" data-id=\"5dc7bfd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03664a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03664a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.4 - 13-04-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/upgrade-your-mask-1024x440.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/upgrade-your-mask-1024x440.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/upgrade-your-mask-768x330.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/upgrade-your-mask-640x275.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/upgrade-your-mask-400x172.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/upgrade-your-mask-600x258.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f066e7a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f066e7a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7def81\" data-id=\"a7def81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeca556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"aeca556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.4 - 13-04-2022 *\/\n.e-container.e-container--row .elementor-spacer-inner{width:var(--spacer-size)}.e-container.e-container--column .elementor-spacer-inner,.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ea3b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90ea3b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Robert Wachter, chair of the University of California, San Francisco\u2019s Department of Medicine, agreed. Since omicron is twice as infectious, Wachter wrote, \u201can encounter that you could have tolerated for delta may well infect you (with) omicron. Knowing this, it\u2019s worth upgrading the protection you get from your mask.\u201d<\/p><p>Here\u2019s the latest advice from the California Department of Public Health ranking the protectiveness of certain kinds of masks:<\/p><p><b>Best masks<\/b><\/p><p>The best masks are N95, KN95 and KF94 masks. Don\u2019t wear an additional face covering on top of these masks.<\/p><p><b>Better masks<\/b><\/p><p>Less effective, but still better than loose cloth masks alone, are surgical masks \u2014 commonly called blue masks because there\u2019s usually a blue-tinted color on the outside of the masks.<\/p><p>They can be made more effective by placing a cloth mask over the surgical mask, which makes the fit of the face covering more snug. (Officials don\u2019t recommend wearing two surgical masks.)<\/p><p>\u201cThrow the mask away if it is wet\/or dirty or after a day of use, whichever comes first,\u201d the L.A. County Department of Public Health says.<\/p><p>Gaps around the sides of a surgical mask make them less protective than a tighter-fitting mask.<\/p><p>\u201cWith gaps, air that has virus particles can easily leak in or out around the sides of the mask. Good fit forces the air that you breathe out and breathe in to go through the mask and be filtered,\u201d the state Department of Public Health says.<\/p><p><b>Good masks<\/b><\/p><p>\u201cCloth masks can work well if they are tight-fitting and made of materials that filter out small particles,\u201d the state\u2019s website says.<\/p><p>The California Department of Public Health says that good masks have the following properties:<\/p><ul><li>Two layers of tightly woven cotton with a third layer of non-woven fabric. The third layer could be a mask filter insert or a synthetic fabric such as polypropylene.<\/li><li>Nose wires to reduce gaps from the nose.<\/li><li>Adjustable ear loops or straps that go around the head to reduce gaps from the face.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u201cFace coverings without these properties should not be used in higher-risk situations if other options are available. Examples of less-effective face coverings are two-layer cotton masks, bandanas and gaiters,\u201d the state Department of Public Health says.<\/p><p>Find out more here<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/coronavirus\/2021\/12\/need-to-upgrade-your-mask-for-omicron-heres-a-ranking-from-good-better-best-to-help-prevent-covid-19.html\">https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/coronavirus\/2021\/12\/need-to-upgrade-your-mask-for-omicron-heres-a-ranking-from-good-better-best-to-help-prevent-covid-19.html<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">SOURCES: PR THAI GOVERNMENT, OREGONLIVE.COM<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cloth face masks may not enough to protect you against  [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"featured_image_src":{"landsacpe":["https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/YOUR-GUIDE-TO-MASKS-785x445.png",785,445,true],"list":["https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/YOUR-GUIDE-TO-MASKS-463x348.png",463,348,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/YOUR-GUIDE-TO-MASKS-300x254.png",300,254,true],"full":["https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/YOUR-GUIDE-TO-MASKS.png",785,664,false]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5015"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5015"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5038,"href":"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5015\/revisions\/5038"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.animshealth.com\/thai\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}