Thread 10 days post-wedding, we’ve had zero new COVID cases among all the attendees (approx. 150 people.) Was it the masking? Was it the Corsi-Rosenthal boxes? Was it a 99.9% vaccinated and boosted attendee list? It was all of the above. We prioritized safety AND had a great time. Fin.
I know it feels impossible to avoid COVID these days, but I just traveled for 4 weeks, took 10 flights, gave 4 in-person presentations, and attended 3 conferences without catching COVID... and you can too.
Yes, COVID is highly transmissible, but it's not magic. A brief 🧵.
Today's a great day to remember that, if you need a doctor's note to wear a mask at work:
The CDC has helpfully provided a list of high risk conditions which can necessitate masking in order to protect yourself or a loved one, and...
Many of them are very, very common.
Thread So all this BS about there being no RCTs proving mask effectiveness are lies.
A) A proper RCT is impossible, and B) an RCT that tested "being forced to wear a respirator, but only at work" vs "up to you" showed respirators meaningfully reduced infection.
Thread Unpacking the multiple layers of wrong assumptions: Layer 1: An implicit misunderstanding of how electret filters work - thinking that they’re like sieves rather than the overlapped sticky spiderwebs that they actually are.
Fit Testing to ensure a good seal on your mask [Part 1]
This thread explains what mask fit testing is (qualitative and quantitative), why it is important, and my testing experience with some real-world results of various types of masks including NIOSH N95 and ear loop. 🧵1/
Thread 🧵 refuting a spurious case against mask requirements in healthcare
I won’t link a recent anti-mask article by infection control specialists as I refuse to amplify. However, I will address the inept “downside” case they tried to make for “Why Not” to mask in healthcare
