Masks Work

“each successive year of me NEVER getting sick makes it incrementally more funny to be told that masks don’t work

(i haven’t gotten sick in five years and counting. not with ANYTHING. imagine never ever being sick — yeah that’s my masked life and it RULES.)”

“How Much Can a Fashion Earloop Mask Protect You? (The Upgrade Edition) (Trifolds Only)

Let’s talk about masks that anyone might want to wear, no matter what they believe in, just because some of them actually look cute.”

Do N95s and KN95s filter viruses?

Yes.

Here's an electron microscope image of salt particles on the fibes of a KN95 by @zhouliang_mask.

The image is of a NIOSH-type salt loading test of the melt blown filter media used in Zimi 9541.

The "big" crystals are about 1.5 microns. The smaller captured particles are as small viruses like Covid.

Covid virions are about .07 microns, are expelled into the air in larger respiratory droplets.

New: Universal masking&testing reduce hospital infections, so does staff masking

Stopping universal masking&testing led to 25% increase in respiratory viral infections Restarting staff masking led to 33% decrease

8 out of 100 (random sample) died

“It was known prior to the pandemic that Coronaviruses are transmissible through aerosols, not merely droplets.

And that Respiratory Protective Equipment provides far greater protection against an airborne virus than a Fluid Resistant Surgical Mask."

“5+ years illness-free even treating COVID patients and living alongside them at work events 😎

This is literally a basic aspect in eliminating preventable illness transmission, alongside vaccination, clean air, isolation, quarantine, staying home while sick, and using high-level respirators to protect yourself and to prevent transmission.

We already know in #PublicHealth how to keep communities illness–free.

But it isn’t about your health.

Unlike many others, I practice what I preach.

Still winning at the devil’s game and still the safest and best practices person to ever be around you & your children. #NeverCovid 🔥💯”

“HICPAC has demonstrated not only negligence but also a fundamental misunderstanding of respiratory protection in healthcare settings. Their inability to provide informed & accurate policies on this critical issue undermines HCW safety & public trust in their recommendations.

Evidence: In OSHA’s 2011 introductory training video, it’s made clear that surgical masks are not to be used as respiratory protection. The video explains how it’s a MYTH that they can be used to protect HCWs from infection from a long list of viruses including coronaviruses.”

“How Much Can a Fashion Earloop Mask Protect You? (The Upgrade Edition) (Trifolds Only)

Let’s talk about masks that anyone might want to wear, no matter what they believe in, just because some of them actually look cute…Overall, you can see I was able to get decent protection out of even a completely random KF94 off eBay. Any genuinely Korean KF94 or even ones made in China (the Lytecordz ones) are likely to have a good filter.”

“I’m creating a virtual hospital here for all the healthcare workers who still recognise we are working in a pandemic to congregate. Feel free to share photos or just your support via text. You are not alone ❤️ 🏥 😷❤️

I mask at work because it’s a choice, how about you?”