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A member asked:
At this time of year, i get allergy-induced asthma which *always* leads to a bout of bronchitis that requires a breathing treatment and steroid shot at urgent care. due to the covid-19 outbreak, would it be wise for me to wear a cloth-type mask, not for
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Not cloth: There isn't a lot of information out about using cloth masks specifically with COVID-19, but data from studies done on other respiratory infections, cloth masks can actually be worse than not wearing any at all. If you are a population at risk, the best thing you can do is stay home. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4420971/
Answered 3/29/2020
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54 yrs old male. Mild asthma and well controlled high bp. Due to a measles outbreak in my area I received an MMR vaccine two yrs ago. I have read that the MMR vaccine can mitigate some effects of covid 19. Is this true and is two years ago adequate?
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Hello i been taking aspirin 300mg pill a day for 1 week to treat covid,last time i took it i started feeling very tired and drowsy and i had a hard time breathing(i have asthma),now 20 hours later im still drowsy and cant breath well,what can i do?
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Hello,I been using aspirin for covid and i have breathing problems now,can i use my Ventolin asthma spray safely or will it interact with the aspirin i been taking for the past week?last time i used aspirin it made me tired and confused,what can i do?
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