There's nothing I hate more in a sudden terrorist emergency than having to put on a cold gas mask.
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Thursday CDC issued some "Interim Guidance Issued For The Use Of Facemasks And Respirators In Public Settings During An Influenza Pandemic" and of course there were many news stories.
It's difficult to believe that it's been over a year since I last wrote a post on the use of masks in the event of an influenza pandemic. Since then, there's been a virtual glut of information out there, and from what I've seen at
Here at ScienceBlogs we have a (very) informal agreement to try to avoid profanity-laden titles. Personally, they don't bother me at all, but I can see the point---there are lots of folks who probably don't want their feed reader to pop up with what I'm about to say.