Report from Wartakotalive.com reporter, Lilis Setyaningsih
TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Until now, there is no medicine and vaccine to treat Covid-19. However, use face mask believed to be effective in preventing the transmission of this dangerous virus.
Director of the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Robert Redfield said his party had scientific evidence that face mask works and is the best defense in the face of Covid 19.
He said the potential Covid 19 vaccine, which is likely to be available in limited quantities at the end of this year, may only have 70 percent immunogenicity.
Immunogenicity is the ability of a vaccine to build an immune response against a virus.
Read: Masks Are the Best Defense to Prevent Covid-19 Transmission
Clinical Practitioners, Health Observers Educator and Covid 19 Volunteers Dr. Muhamad Fajri Adda’i explained, face mask important in reducing the transmission of germs.
“There is a lot of scientific evidence. By closing face mask, actually reduces the transmission of germs by 85 percent or even 90 percent. “
“It’s as important as it is if you use it face mask it’s true and the maker is right, ”said Dr. Fajri during a talk show with Elshinta Radio, Thursday (17/9/2020).
Not all face mask safe cloth
At the beginning of the announcement of positive cases of Covid 19 in Indonesia, last February, there was a shortage face mask medical because people flock to buy up face mask medical on the market.
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