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This mask bloc received 100+ requests in one day after its city's local paper published an article about their work! There are currently 140+ mask blocs around the world distributing masks to people who need them. Imagine if our governments made free masks available to everyone!
This mask bloc received 100+ requests in one day after its city's local paper published an article about their work! There are currently 140+ mask blocs around the world distributing masks to people who need them. Imagine if our governments made free masks available to everyone!
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This mask bloc received 100+ requests in one day after its city's local paper published an article about their work! There are currently 140+ mask blocs around the world distributing masks to people who need them. Imagine if our governments made free masks available to everyone!
mask outside mini zine.docx
mask outside mini zine.docx

"Why should I wear a mask outside?" "Can you really catch COVID outside?"

Thanks for asking! We now have a little zine that answers those questions!

This is available for anyone to print!

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mask outside mini zine.docx
Masks and Respiratory Viruses Prevention
Masks and Respiratory Viruses Prevention

August 22, 2025 From CDC

“Wearing a mask is an additional prevention strategy that you can choose to further protect yourself and others.”

Wearing a mask is an additional prevention strategy that you can choose to further protect yourself and others.
·cdc.gov·
Masks and Respiratory Viruses Prevention
Now that the mask ban has passed in Nassau County, important tips from ACLU's New York Chapter on your rights.
Now that the mask ban has passed in Nassau County, important tips from ACLU's New York Chapter on your rights.

Now that the mask ban has passed in Nassau County, important tips from ACLU's New York Chapter on your rights.

Cops can't: ❌Make you provide a doctors note proving your disability ❌Force you to disclose private health info ❌Make you take off a religious face covering

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Now that the mask ban has passed in Nassau County, important tips from ACLU's New York Chapter on your rights.
Aaron Collins on Twitter
Aaron Collins on Twitter
I know it looks a little silly, but for those with hearing disabilities these Savewo Smile mask could be game changers. Hard to tell in pic, but I just had this in the freezer, breathing on it and no fogging. This get the mask nerd nod of approval. Breathability is still good!
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Aaron Collins on Twitter
Mask Nerd Short - Fit, Fit, Fit!!!
Mask Nerd Short - Fit, Fit, Fit!!!

N95? KN95? KF94? The best is whichever fits you. I have high cheekbones & most N95s leak at my upper face. All Kf94s & most KN95s fit me perfectly, though, & I tie knots in ear loops to tighten just right. @masknerd has a great video: Fit, Fit, Fit!!!

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Mask Nerd Short - Fit, Fit, Fit!!!
N95 or KN95 masks offer best protection, real-world study shows
N95 or KN95 masks offer best protection, real-world study shows
"In a real-world study of face masks conducted before the omicron surge, people who reported wearing N95 or KN95 respirators in public indoor spaces were 83% less likely to test positive for SARS-CoV-2 than people who never wore a mask."
·healio.com·
N95 or KN95 masks offer best protection, real-world study shows
Sharyn Blum on Twitter
Sharyn Blum on Twitter

Today's a great day to remember that, if you need a doctor's note to wear a mask at work:

  1. 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...

  2. Many of them are very, very common.

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Sharyn Blum on Twitter
Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 on Twitter
Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 on Twitter
I've been trying to explain this for two years now. N95s were designed primarily for male caucasian faces. KN95 and KF94 standards came about not because we wanted a knockoff mask standard, but because Asian faces could not pass fit tests with N95 masks.
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Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 on Twitter
Home fit testing kit!
Home fit testing kit!

Faces come in different shapes. (For example, most well-rated N95s leak at my nose and don't fit my cheekbones. Oft-maligned ear loop Kf94s fit me perfectly, and pass fit tests.) How to fit test masks at home:

·fittests4all.bigcartel.com·
Home fit testing kit!
Rob DuMont on Twitter
Rob DuMont on Twitter

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.

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Rob DuMont on Twitter
Fit Test the Planet on Twitter
Fit Test the Planet on Twitter

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.

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Fit Test the Planet on Twitter
Jeff Gilchrist on Twitter
Jeff Gilchrist on Twitter

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/

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Jeff Gilchrist on Twitter
Sue J on Twitter
Sue J on Twitter

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

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Sue J on Twitter