Vaccine and Masks

This article from Johns Hopkins Medicine will help answer questions you may have about the vaccine.

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Science Museum Oklahoma and NewsChannel 9 collaborated on this project to help get the facts you need to make good decisions to keep you, your family and our community safe. 

Experts including a former FBI hostage negotiator share tips on how to talk to anti-maskers.

Interpersonal communication has been severely affected during the COVID-19 pandemic. Protective measures, such as social distancing and face masks, are essential to mitigate efforts against the virus, but pose challenges on daily face-to-face communication.

This article is published by the CDC and provides general guidance and recommendations on wearing a mask or face covering. There is also a section on feasibility and adaptations for wearing a mask and it includes situations where mental health or disabilities are present.

This article addresses certain types of medical conditions, including mental health problems that can create additional stressors with wearing a mask. An informative article that helps bring insight into why people may not wear a mask for reasons that are not political. 

This article addresses issues pertaining to masks and anxiety. The article offers insights as to how wearing masks can increase a person’s anxiety, especially if they already have an anxiety disorder prior to COVID. Article also states that being in the presence of others who are not wearing a mask can create anxiety. Importantly, the article offers tips and ideas for how to overcome anxious feelings about wearing a mask.

This article addresses some of the difficulty breathing that some people experience while wearing a mask.  Additionally, the article provides some recommendations to improve breathing while wearing a mask. Improved breathing can lead to improved physical and mental health.