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Canadian scientists say they’ve found a new way to treat potentially life-threatening alcohol intoxication. Gizmodo reports a new device allows people to hyperventilate safely, and thus literally breathe the alcohol out of their system. In a small pilot study using healthy volunteers, the device was found to speed up the clearance of alcohol from three times faster than the body would normally do. The patient is outfitted with a gas mask, which connects to a supply of oxygen and carbon dioxide. The mixture of gases causes hyperventilation. The device then feeds the user back enough carbon dioxide that the body doesn’t involuntarily trigger fainting.
In Barcelona people are out and about on Christmas Eve as mask wearing outdoors becomes compulsory in a bid to curb a growing wave of Covid-19 infections in the country. IMAGES
Denpasar, Jan 28 (EFE/EPA).- The government of the Indonesian island of Bali continued on Thursday to enforce mask-wearing and set up several health protocols as Covid-19 cases in Indonesia hit one million on Tuesday. (Camera: MADE NAGI).SHOT LIST: MUNICIPAL POLICE PATROL DURING A MASK WEARING AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROTOCOLS CAMPAIGN AT A CHECK POINT IN DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA.
Just because the COVID-19 vaccine is here, doesn't mean you can stop wearing a mask. Masks and social distancing are necessary to keep yourself and loved ones safe while we wait for more doses of the vaccine. Scientists still don't know whether the vaccine keeps you from contracting the virus or if it just prevents you from getting sick. According to Business Insider, the vaccine doesn't offer immediate protection either, you need 2 doses for protection. Scientists and experts are still stressing the importance of wearing masks and socially distancing. According to the experts, the pandemic won't be officially over until the whole world has access to the vaccine.
America's coronavirus deaths could surpass 511,000 by the end of February. According to Business Insider, the staggering number comes from a new University of Washington model. The model also found that nearly 130,000 of those lives could be saved if 95% of Americans wore masks. The problem officials found is that only 60% of Americans say they always wear a mask in public. Researchers found that mask-wearing could also delay the need for lockdowns. According to Business Insider, health experts say that wearing masks could also mitigate the worst of the fall-winter surge.
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