I need a #FaceMask recommendation, please.

Mrs Wife finds that face masks make her feel dizzy and claustrophobic but, with autumn on the way and Covid cases rising, she's agreed to mask up routinely. I'm looking for a #mask that provides #FFP2 protection but feels as comfortable as possible. It has to be sensibly priced and it must be available in the UK.

I already have a recommendation for 3M Aura. Are there other brands I should consider?

#AskFedi

Bearded Vulture Mask I made in 2020. I still sell these direct or through RedBubble. Check it out at https://aetusart.com/bird-face-masks/

#avian #beak #bearded_vulture #bird #facemask

Aus dem Archiv:

"Wenn die Depression einen Menschen verwandelt."

Die Aufnahme entstand im PANOPTIKUM in Hamburg.

#hamburg #panoptikum #face #facemask #darkside #depression #notjustsad #foto #fotografie #fotograf #photo #photography #photographer #blackandwhitephotography #blackandwhite #schwarzweissfotografie #schwarzweiss

#Argentina #Epidemiology #COVID #RSV #Flu - Week 29 (one week ago: 17-23/07)

There are no random sampling of the global population 🤦 (something that is affordable). In addition, we cannot have an estimate of excess mortality rates because hospitals do not find it a good idea to computerize health reports 🙅 (although there is a national database).

- Let's focus on ambulatory cases with flu like symptoms :lung: : The figures are respectively 13,5%, 31% y 4,5% for SARS-CoV-2 (purple), influenza (red) and RSV (blue).
As you can see on the graph, tendencies are not the most optimistic, although the number of people being sent to hospitals hopefully seems to cool down for the third consecutive week.

:virus: If you want to avoid any post-viral syndrom, among them #LongCOVID, you are strongly advised to go inside crowded spaces with your #FaceMask, even when you are the only one and the same applies if it is a dense crowd outside.

🔫 If you want to avoid Russian roulette, keep in mind that not all facemasks protect equally: the blue baggy barely protects (the one that doctors wears...) when the famous N95 is close to 99% (when worn as instructed).
Avoid reverse V shape to tighten the metallic clip of the mask on your noise, it must be a reverse-U shape.

Have a nice week #MaskUp friends!

Source of the data: https://bancos.salud.gob.ar/recurso/boletin-epidemiologico-nacional-n-662-se-29-2023

"#MANILA, #Philippines — Commuters are no longer required to wear a #FaceMask and observe #PhysicalDistancing in public utility vehicles, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) announced on Sunday." #COVID19

DOTr lifts mandatory face mask, physical distancing rules in #PUVs | Inquirer News
https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1805859/commuters-no-longer-required-to-wear-face-masks-observe-covid-19-protocols-in-public-transport-dotr?utm_source=gallery&utm_medium=direct

Reasons to keep wearing a #FaceMask 😷

1. #Covid is still spreading!
2. Use it as a nose warmer.
3. Use it to hide your zits.
4. Because most people stink!

#Masks #Mask

#upcycling of #facemask strap by stitching it to the cover of a notebook to keep a pen handy with it. First #prototype, #alt captions summarize my observations.

Mask use in Japan at 86% despite eased guidelines, AI analysis finds

About 86% of people are still wearing masks in public a month after Japan’s guidelines were eased, according to an artificial intelligence system developed by broadcaster NTV surveying people at Tokyo Station. The results illustrate a widespread preference to wear masks in public even when officials aren’t pushing the issue, differing from the norm in Western countries. https://bit.ly/3mKA5Rz #covid #facemask #mask #MaskUp

@mpe My complaint to the #ElectoralCommission about their #facemask policy for #ukpol local elections and continued #covid19 excess mortality. Thanks for highlighting 🙏

I'm guilty for being horny. Arrest me!
#nsfw #latex #facemask #fishnet #bdsm #kinky

Have you read that a long time ago, doctors thought washing ends was useless?
Today is the same, doctors think the "blue bag" #facemask protects you and them.
And they don't, only N95 protect them and their patients against aerosol viral transmission.
Just tell your doctor, they need to be updated.

#upcycling #facemask string to replace a broken ring on the bracelet of my watch. Added several months onto the lifetime of the strap which eventually just broke from multiple times putting it on and off. Story in #alt text of the pictures.

If you see clowns with a N95 #FaceMask
while unmasked in a crowd.
They are laughing at you,
not with you...
#MaskUp

LE MASCHERINE E LA COCHRANE

Una recente metanalisi Cochrane era diventata la bandiera di chi uguaglia mascherina e museruola.
A metter le cose a posto ci ha pensato l'editor in chief di Cochrane, ma questo non assolve chi degli studi legge solo una riga, per poi usarli a mò di clava seduto dietro una cattedra.

#facemask #cochrane

https://www.ilfoglio.it/scienza/2023/03/14/news/uno-studio-sull-uso-delle-mascherine-che-in-molti-non-hanno-capito-5056484/

While working on my #SelfCare tonight. I have discovered that moisurizing #facemask s -- while always kinda creepy in an #uncannyvalley sort of way, go from uncanny to #horror under mediocre strip lighting.

@luckytran

Karla Soares-Weiser, Editor-in-Chief of the Cochrane Library, has issued a statement concerning the interpretation of the Cochrane group's recent study. It starts: "Many commentators have claimed that a recently-updated Cochrane Review shows that 'masks don't work', which is an inaccurate and misleading interpretation."

Full statement here: https://www.cochrane.org/news/statement-physical-interventions-interrupt-or-reduce-spread-respiratory-viruses-review

#masks #covid #COVIDisAirborne #facemask #CovidIsNotOver #cochrane

That's right! 😷

#COVID19 #facemask #respirator

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/03/03/face-masks-work-study/

My dear #leftist friend:
If like me you believe that #health is a universal service, that liberal governments are sinking it.
Just show it!
#MaskUp
All that it takes to you is to wear a #facemask
The vendetta mask is not sufficient.
Wear a black mask!
And better not to catch #COVID or #LongCovid because your government don't care: wear a #N95 in public transports!
Otherwise, what are your values? What line haven't you read in the manifesto?
#HumanRights

RT @auscicomm: #ASC2023 attendees - don't forget to keep #COVID19 safe and pick up your complimentary #facemask and RAT test from the front desk - watched over by our resident Quokka.

It's all part of our COVID-19 Policy, which is available on our website.

#CovidIsNotOver #scicommm https://t.co/1RteAC4YYW

I don’t fly very often, but when I do, it is like there is a bleeping pandemic going around! #Covid #FaceMask #AirTravel