Reading some US forums/news, are the CDD now advocating non sick people wearing masks?
I think that it is most important to understand the context of what the situation is in the USA though.
I posted this in another thread.
Why? Perhaps review the logic. The logic of the use of masks here in Australia was sound then and it is still sound now. Wearing masks several weeks ago with the small number of infections about would have been a pretty pointless exercise, and if you had limited stock you may have used them up rather than saving them for a time when they may actually be of some real use to you. Masks were in short supply then, but are more available now.
What has changed is
in the USA that infection is widespread and so there are people who are now spreaders walking the streets. In addition in the USA they have no idea who may have it as contact tracing basically does not exist. The advice weeks ago was that those that spread should wear masks. This is just acting on that advice. The USA needs their spreaders to wear home made masks.
Ditto in the UK where CV19 is now more widespread and testing and contact tracing have been minimal as well.
Both countries are seeking to try and stop their abundant number of unknown spreaders from spreading.
Dr Fauci also again reinforced to not take masks that health workers need.
The advice weeks ago
here in Australia was that there was a shortage of PPE, and so N95 masks should be left for health workers and the like.
This advice has not changed, N95s should still be left to health workers. Social distancing is working here and the need to wear a mask in public has changed little. What has also changed though is that mask production and sourcing has been ramping up. So masks are not as rare as they were. Supply has increased. So as long as your are not using PPE for health workers you can wear it if you wish, though in Australia with our current infection rate it will do little.
Now if you have comorbities or are in a high risk group it pays to be more cautious. But if so, then as now
you should be Staying at home and have others do your shopping etc for you.