
By BY ANDREW JACOBS from NYT Health https://ift.tt/3cmZqqQ

The team tested breathability and droplet-blocking of 11 common household fabrics. The fabrics ranged from new and used garments, quilted cloths, bedsheets and dishcloths.
Just over 6 months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, the United States has reached a grim milestone: the novel coronavirus death toll has climbed to a staggering 200,000.
The National Medical Association, an association of black doctors, is creating its own independent task force to review decisions about potential COVID-19 vaccines.
