“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?”
“Marburg and Industrial Disasters: More Reasons to Stop Mask Bans They protect nobody.”
“I haven’t been sick in 4 years, 1 month, and 21 days. The only difference in my life between now and 2019 is… masking in public.
For the last ~2 years, I’ve felt healthier and more clear-headed than at ANY other point in my entire 31 year life.
Do people ENJOY sickness? WTF?!”
“I see about 150-200 patients a week, many of them with hoarking coughs, right in my face. And I didn't catch a single thing from them. Masks in health care settings is just common sense.”
New study suggests healthcare workers should wear N95 masks when respiratory infections are high.
Wearing an N95 reduced viruses in exhaled breath by 98% vs ~70% for surgical masks.
July 26, 2024
“Make this summer a healthy one for yourself and others. With COVID-19 circulating, please consider wearing a well-fitted mask in crowded indoor spaces.”
Covid: Masks upgrade cuts infection risk, research finds
The study concludes that "cases attributed to ward-based exposure fell significantly, with FFP3 respirators providing 31-100% protection (and most likely 100%) against infection from patients with Covid-19".
A published math simulation showed reduction in SARS-CoV-2 viral load via masks in June 2021. Source: https://nature.com/articles/s41598-021-91338-5
In 2022: “most fabric masks provide some protection for the wearer from aerosols exhaled by others and dried to ambient humidity, reducing inhaled viral load by ∼20% when leaky and by ∼70% if sealed.”
A short 🧵on a recent study by @MaggieLind2 with @MHitchingsEpi
@datcummings Albert Ko et al. Data show that immunity induced by vaccines, prior infection or both (hybrid) protects against SARS-CoV-2 infection when viral exposure is low to moderate (1/)
