Excellent essay on wearing masks and why it is important:
“How long are you going to wear a mask?”
“We didn’t mask before Covid so we aren’t going to now!”
These are two of the most common refrains covid aware people hear. They suggest that the pandemic is over & that precautions no longer make sense.
They’re wrong 🧵 /1
New poll: 13% mask “all the time”
A new poll found 32% of Americans believe COVID is a “large or moderate” risk to their health but only 13% said they mask all the time, while 21% had taken an at-home test in the past week.
“The severity and frequency of Long COVID is purposely obscured from public discussion as part of a continued political effort to normalize constant COVID exposure.
People who take precautions to avoid COVID are making the wise decision to protect themselves and their families; they are also safeguarding their ability to work and earn money in a society that disposes of people who cannot produce. It is a rational decision; in the case of Long COVID patients, it is a necessary one.
It is also, admittedly, a very difficult lifestyle to adopt and maintain.”
“I’m sick of getting sick on planes. I got another case of COVID-19 last month, on a domestic flight, sitting near a woman who was sneezing. I wore an N95 mask, but she was only wearing the loose surgical type. I suspect she knew she was infectious.”
N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD Study Shows
Researchers Found Even Lower-Performing Masks Were Protective
