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Upgrade your mask to higher-level medical or surgical grade mask to reduce the risk of catching & transmitting COVID-19. We recommend double masking with a medical mask or wearing a KF94, N95, or KN95 mask for the best protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More Than 40% of Chronic Illness Patients Often \u2018Double Mask,\u2019 According to New Poll<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Leah Rocketto<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PUBLISHED 03\/12\/21 BY Leah Rocketto<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about our FREE COVID-19 Patient Support Program<\/a> <\/em>for chronic illness patients and their loved ones.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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More people are getting the COVID-19 vaccine by the day, some U.S. states have started lifting pandemic restrictions, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently issued new recommendations for fully vaccinated people. So that means people can start letting their guards \u2014 and masks \u2014 down, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No. While things are looking more optimistic than they have in some time, the COVID-19 pandemic is still far from over. To keep numbers moving in the right direction means continuing to wear face masks, social distance, and take other precautions. In a recent interview with the Wall Street Journal<\/em><\/a>, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, emphasized that \u201cwhen prevention measures like mask mandates are rolled back, cases go up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because of this, the CDC continues to stress the importance of not only wearing a face mask, but \u2018double masking\u2019 with a medical and cloth mask<\/a> for extra protection, given that more contagious strains of the virus continue to emerge and circulate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people with chronic illness seem to be following this recommendation. In a recent survey conducted by the Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF) of its COVID-19 Patient Support Program, 63 percent of 2,153 respondents said they double mask in some capacity, while 37 percent of respondents said they never double mask.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The GHLF COVID-19 Patient Support Program a group of people living with medical conditions that make them immunocompromised or high risk for COVID-19 complications. The survey, which was conducted March 4-11, 2021, aims to shed light on the perspective of chronic illness patients during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are more insights from the survey data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many people double mask; most started doing so recently<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Among those who ever double mask (1,357 respondents), here\u2019s how often they report doing so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n