Virus transmitted by airborne particles and droplets, officials still urging mask wearing

YEAR OLD.THE PROBLEMSCAUSED BY THEPANDEMIC AREOFTENOVERWHELMING.BUT HEALTHOFFICIALS SAY THEYARE STILLSTRUGGLING TO GETSOME PEOPLE TOWEAR A MASK.3 NEWS NOWREPORTER DANIELLEDAVIS TAKES ADEEPER LOOK ATWHY DOCTORS SAYMASKS REMAINIMPORTANT...AND HOW COVID-19SPREADS.WE ALL NOW THEVIRUS CAN BESPREAD VIA OURNOSE, THROAT ANDLUNGS ...THAT IS WHY IT ISRECOMMENDED FOREVERYONE TO WEARA MASK.AND THETRANSMISSION CANOCCUR IN A NUMBEROF WAYS.THE ONECONSISTENCYTHROUGHOUT THISPANDEMIC IS THERECOMMENDATIONBY THE CDC FORPEOPLE TO WEARMASKS AND WEARTHEM PROPERLY.MEANING THE MOUTHAND NOSE SHOULDBE COVERED.AS NOT ALL MASKSARE CREATEDEQUAL, THE MORELAYERS THE BETTER.WITH VACCINESCURRENTLY BEINGDISTRIBUTED,HEALTH CAREPROFESSIONALS SAYNOW IS NOT THETIME TO STOPWEARING A MASK ASTRANSMISSIONOCCURS ON ASPECTRUM."ON THE ONE END YOUHAVE DROPLETS WHICHARE THOSE BIG HUNKYTHINGS THAT COME OUTWHEN YOU SNEEZE ORCOUGH.THOSE ARE SO HEAVYTHEY DROP TO THEFLOOR WITHIN 3 FEET,THAT'S WHY WERECOMMEND 6 FEET.ON THE OTHER HANDWE HAVE AIRBORNEWITH ARE THE VERYSMALL PARTICLES.HOW MUCH ISDROPLETS VS.AIRBORNE IS WHATPEOPLE ARE ARGUINGABOUT BUT THE THINGIS, MASKS WORK WITHBOTH."SHE SAYS YOU WILLALSO WANT TOACCESS THE RISKLEVEL OF THE AREAYOU ARE IN.AND IF NECESSARYYOU CAN WEAR 2MASKS IF THAT ISWHAT MAKES YOUFEEL MORECOMFORTABLE.OR USE THE INSERTSTHAT GO INSIDE OFTHE MASKS.SO WHILE WE HAVETO WEAR MASKS, WECAN ALL FEELBETTER IF WE HAVE ABIT OF FUN WITHTHEM.LOTS OF PEOPLEWEAR THEIRFAVORITE SPORTSTEAM, I AM FROMCHICAGO SO I HAVETHE BEARS, I ALSOGLAM IT UPSOMETIMES WITH MYRHINESTONES.I KNOW FOR ME, ITREALLY DOES MAKEME FEEL BETTERWHEN WEARING AMASK.IN OMAHA, DANIELLEDAVIS, 3 NEWS NOW,THIS MORNING.A GOOD WI-FICONNECTION ISESSENTIAL FOR