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trendless · @trendless
2218 followers · 9611 posts · Server zeroes.ca

There's one layer of swiss cheese that I would never omit:

Respirators.

This is the only layer that can prevent close-proximity transmission.

As long as you're wearing one that you know seals to your face and isn't soaked or super old, it's going to protect you from all the invisible ways can get into your nose and mouth.

And even if you haven't proven that it seals, it's damp, or you've worn it a bunch of times before, it's still going to provide more protection than any other layer(s).

Please, please don't think you can compensate for being unmasked by utilizing combinations of other layers.

All the other layers are designed to make a respirator more effective or provide backup in the event a respirator lets a bit of something through. Even vaccines were trialled in the context of universal masking; their original efficacy numbers are a product of that environment.

If you can't get your hands on any respirators, reach out and I'll connect you to someone in your region who can help. If I have to ship you some myself, I will.

@novid

#trojanair #makeyourmaskworkbetter #maskup #weararespirator #n95 #ffr #P100 #elastomeric

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trendless · @trendless
2214 followers · 9532 posts · Server zeroes.ca

I think we'd best have a conversation about mask efficacy in the context of time-to-infection, viral load and other highly-speculative estimations that have been proffered over the course of the pandemic thus far.

You cannot build a rock-solid scientific model on top of such things.

#COVIDisAirborne #maskup #weararespirator #n95 #P100 #fittest #wuhan #alpha #delta #omicron #foreveromicron

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Bring Back Masks to BC · @bringbackmasksbc
100 followers · 139 posts · Server zeroes.ca

#MaskedMondays #masking #maskedselfie #masked #mask #maskup #BringBackMasks #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #n95 #P100 #weareyeprotection #weararespiraror #wearamaskoutside #maskmonday

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Bring Back Masks to BC · @bringbackmasksbc
98 followers · 136 posts · Server zeroes.ca

#MaskedMondays #masking #maskedselfie #masked #mask #maskup #BringBackMasks #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #n95 #P100 #weareyeprotection #weararespiraror #wearamaskoutside #maskmonday

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trendless · @trendless
2138 followers · 8241 posts · Server zeroes.ca

Excellent thread on 3M filter options by @TransitBiker ☝️☝️☝️☝️

@novid

#P100 #maskup #weararespirator #COVIDisAirborne #CovidIsNotOver #ElastoLeagueUnite

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ixtility · @ixtility
86 followers · 735 posts · Server urbanists.social

Finding a small mask that doesn’t leak has been a trial:
- Best so far : light, mostly fine seal, can wear for many hours, but only (could smell wildfire smoke)
- w filters: no smoke smell, but smells awful itself, makes my face itch after a few hours, and fit fails if I bend forward
- Now trying series w P100 filters. First impression is great fit, harder to breathe in than Elipse

#airgami #n95 #gvselipse #P100 #moldex8000

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Bring Back Masks to BC · @bringbackmasksbc
98 followers · 136 posts · Server zeroes.ca

#MaskedMondays #masking #maskedselfie #masked #mask #maskup #BringBackMasks #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #n95 #P100 #weareyeprotection #weararespiraror #wearamaskoutside #maskmonday

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Bring Back Masks to BC · @bringbackmasksbc
90 followers · 128 posts · Server zeroes.ca

#MaskedMondays #masking #maskedselfie #masked #mask #maskup #BringBackMasks #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #n95 #P100 #weareyeprotection #weararespiraror #wearamaskoutside #maskmonday

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Bring Back Masks to BC · @bringbackmasksbc
89 followers · 127 posts · Server zeroes.ca

#MaskedMondays #masking #maskedselfie #masked #mask #maskup #BringBackMasks #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #n95 #P100 #weareyeprotection #weararespiraror #wearamaskoutside #maskmonday

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ixtility · @ixtility
38 followers · 462 posts · Server urbanists.social

@colorblindcowboy (Came across your post while looking for recommendations) My spouse and I have worn since 2021 bc they fit well, and are super light + comfortable. Recently wore one for traveling (plane, train x 4; 19+hr altogether; and again in reverse), so slept for a few hours wearing it too. But could smell wildfire smoke thru mine (when was >300), so am now looking for a small or as well.

#mask #airgami #aqi #n100 #P100 #respirator

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ixtility · @ixtility
36 followers · 453 posts · Server urbanists.social

#P100 #n95 #elastomeric #mask #respirator #msaadvantage #osim1 #breathe99 #covid

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ixtility · @ixtility
36 followers · 452 posts · Server urbanists.social

Looking for recommendations, please. Ideally to fit a smaller face, and not too “Darth Vader”.

So far I’ve tried:
Fits ok at rest but seal over bridge or nose sometimes breaks when I nod or talk
Small size is a good fit but smells of plastic

For non-elastomeric masks, the only ones I’ve tried that fit (bc most are too big) are:
small: great fit, v comfortable, easy to talk
: ok if I don’t talk much

#elastomeric #mask #P100 #flomask #gvselipse #n95 #airgami #3maura

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Bring Back Masks to BC · @bringbackmasksbc
89 followers · 125 posts · Server zeroes.ca

#MaskedMondays #masking #maskedselfie #masked #mask #maskup #BringBackMasks #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #n95 #P100 #weareyeprotection #weararespiraror #wearamaskoutside #maskmonday

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Bring Back Masks to BC · @bringbackmasksbc
87 followers · 124 posts · Server zeroes.ca

#MaskedMondays #masking #maskedselfie #masked #mask #maskup #BringBackMasks #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #n95 #P100 #weareyeprotection #weararespiraror #wearamaskoutside #maskmonday

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trendless · @trendless
1951 followers · 6728 posts · Server zeroes.ca

Among other things, “…smoke can suppress macrophage function, altering it enough that you become more susceptible to respiratory infection.”

theconversation.com/how-wildfi

#maskup #CleanTheAir #HEPA #CRBox #n95 #P100

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Bring Back Masks to BC · @bringbackmasksbc
85 followers · 124 posts · Server zeroes.ca

#MaskedMondays #masking #maskedselfie #masked #mask #maskup #BringBackMasks #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #n95 #P100 #weareyeprotection #weararespiraror #wearamaskoutside #maskmonday

Last updated 2 years ago
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trendless · @trendless
1910 followers · 6404 posts · Server zeroes.ca
Medical Xpress - A desktop charger with enough voltage to replenish the electric charge on N95 and surgical masks

"The device ... allows electrical potentials of up to 40,000 volts to be obtained in a compact device ... The efficiency of the masks was tested after being washed in water; efficiency was significantly restored after brief exposure to the electric field generated by the device."

medicalxpress.com/news/2023-04

@novid

#COVIDisAirborne #maskup #MaskMeansRespirator #n95 #P100

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Bring Back Masks to BC · @bringbackmasksbc
84 followers · 123 posts · Server zeroes.ca

Forgot to do it last week, so heres this weeks!

Today is ! Show that your are still by posting your weekly as a reply.

#MaskedMondays #masking #maskedselfie #masked #mask #maskup #BringBackMasks #CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #n95 #P100 #weareyeprotection #weararespiraror #wearamaskoutside #maskmonday

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Eric's Risk Assessment · @EricCarroll
2085 followers · 3455 posts · Server zeroes.ca
Open media

@hannu_ikonen
I bond with the Mandalorian over his iron discipline to not remove his mask.

This is my way for downtown living:

outdoors
elastomeric indoors
for long duration indoors
protection when weather is bad & density is high
monitor to assess risk level

zeroes.ca/users/EricCarroll/st

#n95 #P100 #HEPA #ocular #SARS2 #co2

Last updated 2 years ago
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trendless · @trendless
1893 followers · 6270 posts · Server zeroes.ca

#elastomeric #respirator #maskup #P100

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