Definitive proof that 2 simple things protect you from COVID-19 and other viruses

[Chris Smith]

• The preventive measures that can reduce your risk of catching the novel coronavirus can also protect against another infectious disease, influenza.
• Face masks and social distancing measures reduce COVID-19 spread, but they also work against other pathogens.
• New flu data for the Southern hemisphere shows that the annual flu epidemics were practically non-existent in 2020, as countries implemented measures to reduce coronavirus transmission.

President Trump confirmed he was infected with the novel coronavirus a few days ago, becoming the most prominent political figure in the world to have caught COVID-19. UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro also came down with covid earlier this year. If it wasn’t clear after more than nine months of COVID-19, the virus spares no one. The coronavirus is so contagious that it will take advantage of any opening it can get. President Trump had an entire series of protocols in place to shield him from the virus, and it had been working well. Everyone who came in contact with him had to be tested beforehand, and that’s one reason why Trump rarely wore face masks. He even disparaged masks, and his most recent criticism came in the form of a comment targeting Joe Biden’s extensive use of masks during the debate on Tuesday. It’s likely that President Trump was already infected at the time he mocked Biden for wearing masks.

Aside from face mask use, health experts like Dr. Anthony Fauci advocate a few other measures that can reduce the risk of infection, including the frequent washing of hands, avoiding crowds of people, avoiding indoor locations like bars and restaurants, and practicing social distancing. Unsurprisingly, it turns out that social distancing and face masks protect against additional pathogens, not just SARS-CoV-2. And the list includes the various influenza viruses that are about to return with the cold weather.

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