Morning Jolt: The Truth about Wearing Masks

On the menu today: a report that the CDC might want us to start wearing masks after all, some encouraging signs about America's fevers from a thermometer system that the NSA would envy, how police ought to approach the issue of defiant religious gatherings during a pandemic, and a recent Morning Jolt reaches a milestone.

Are We About to Be Urged to Start Wearing Masks?

Saturday, Dr. Matt McCarthy, an assistant professor at the medical school of Cornell University, tweeted, "CDC guidance on masks expected to change in next 10 days. Americans will be advised to wear masks in everyday life. Current recommendation is for high-risk groups only."

But later that day, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention responded to his tweet, appearing to shoot down that idea. "CDC does not have updated guidance scheduled to come out on this ...

WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 31 2020 WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 31 2020 The Truth about Wearing Masks On the menu today: a report that the CDC might want us to start wearing masks after all, some encouraging signs about America's fevers from a thermometer system that the NSA would envy, how police ought to approach the issue of defiant religious gatherings during a pandemic, and a recent Morning Jolt reaches a milestone. Are We About to Be Urged to Start Wearing Masks? Saturday, Dr. Matt McCarthy, an assistant professor at the medical school of Cornell University, tweeted, "CDC guidance on masks expected to change in next 10 days. Americans will be advised to wear masks in everyday life. Current recommendation is for high-risk groups only." But later that day, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention responded to his tweet, appearing to shoot down that idea. "CDC does not have updated guidance scheduled to come out on this ...   READ MORE

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