Best known as the manufacturer of NIOSH-approved respiratory protective equipment (RPE), Benehal has brought its skills to the medical field with its Benehal MS8225-S surgical mask, designed to help surgeons and other medical professionals protect themselves from airborne contaminants in the operating room and other settings where airborne pathogens are likely to be present. Even […]
With the recent increase in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, health leaders in Minneapolis are recommending that everyone, including vaccinated people, wear masks indoors. The Minneapolis Health Department updated its mask guidelines Thursday, saying masks should be worn in stores, theaters, schools, restaurants, and offices. They are also encouraging people to wear a fitted N95 mask […]
Los Angeles County is in the process of issuing a new order from health officials to continue requiring masks at airports, all public transportation, and other indoor transportation hubs. The new order comes after a federal judge on Monday struck down a federal mandate requiring masks on trains, planes, buses, and travel hubs. Then on […]
The biggest concern of COVID-19 is the constant evolution of the virus. On 11 April, the World Health Organization announced that two new subvariants of the Omicron strain, BA. 4 and BA. 5, had been placed on the surveillance list because both subvariants had “additional mutations” that required further evaluation of whether they were more […]
