Thomas Connor · @thomasconnor
1535 followers · 866 posts · Server mstdn.social

Anecdata: when my bus let out at Harvard this morning, there were 6 of us in the back and four of us were wearing masks (3 (k)n95-style, 1 seemingly thick reusable).

#masking #CovidIsNotOver

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Tab Combs · @DrTCombs
2087 followers · 1676 posts · Server transportation.social

My kid told me that other students have been asking her why she's still at school. So I showed her this, and then we sat down to pick colors for her next order.

#masking #mask #COVID19 #wastewater #CovidIsNotOver

Last updated 1 year ago

the amount of energy it takes to just move while dissociating is insane, and moving just for the sake of masking is exhausting

#energy #move #dissociating #insane #mask #masking #exhausted

Last updated 1 year ago

whoosh · @whoosh
29 followers · 396 posts · Server social.sdf.org

@cbarbermd
I expect the hospitals will reinstate requirements when their staffing levels and service capacity and profits are threatened or diminished by the infection.

#masking #covid

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Auscandoc · @auscandoc
1109 followers · 10668 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

“A return to has a clear logic in . Sick patients come into close contact; medical procedures produce aerosols. “It’s a perfect storm for potential transmission of microbes,” Costi David Sifri, the director of hospital at UVA Health, told me. Hospitals are on the front lines of disease response: They, more than nearly any other place, must prioritize protecting society’s .” med-mastodon.com/@luckytran/11

#masking #hospitals #epidemiology #vulnerable

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Raymond Scott Pert · @raymondpert
1716 followers · 697 posts · Server mstdn.social

/More love and goodness from Rupert Murdoch's "The New York Post/

Masks don't work against COVID-19 and Dr. Fauci should stop talking

> To them, Anthony Fauci was a saint, whose every word was their command, and just when we thought we’d seen the back of him, he’s back on our TV screens to gaslight us all again.
nypost.com/2023/09/06/masks-do

#COVID #COVID19 #anthonyfauci #fauci #masks #masking

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BakersRelay · @BakerRL75
879 followers · 37176 posts · Server m.ai6yr.org

Gift link from Washington Post: A few schools mandated masks. Conservatives hit back hard.

wapo.st/3sNuCvW

#covid #masking

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ikuo · @ikuo1000
171 followers · 641 posts · Server mas.to

Day 2 of the new year and covid in is predictably rising. 😩

Among a myriad of back-to-school emails, the school district has not mentioned covid even once. This year's policy is no policy at all. 😠

My kids report about 1-2% rate (about 1-3 kids per grade).

I hate this timeline.

Source of wastewater data in Greater area: mwra.com/biobot/biobotdata.htm

#boston #MaskUp #CovidIsNotOver #masking #wastewater #school

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W_Dräger 🦉 · @Cosmic_owls
138 followers · 1025 posts · Server toot.lgbt

Trying to talk to someone about something that is obviously bothering you when you’re poorly is the worst. Expressing myself when I am stressing about unrelated things adds layers of complications. If I could only just articulate So with myself. :meow_sadreach:

@actuallyautistic

#masking #frustrated #autism #actuallyautistic

Last updated 1 year ago

geographile · @geographile
84 followers · 3154 posts · Server sfba.social

When I wear a :
+ Indoors around other people or in high traffic rooms with a very few exceptions.
+ Outdoors in crowds with a very few exceptions.
+ Outdoors when all alone if there is smoke to contend with.


m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr/11099128907

#mask #wildfire #covid #COVID19 #publichealth #masking #respiratoryvirus

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Auscandoc · @auscandoc
1096 followers · 10360 posts · Server med-mastodon.com

Have Kept One Cancer Center Free From . Others Have Lifted Masking Requirements Despite Patient Concerns - Cancer Therapy Advisor cancertherapyadvisor.com/home/ “City of Hope in Duarte, California, has maintained requirements, and this has prevented there entirely

“Our policies enabled us to achieve zero infections, zero ,” Dr Trisal said. “In a hospital, that is critically important.

#maskmandates #COVID19 #masking #hospitalacquired #nosocomial #outbreaks #cancer

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Stan Carey · @stancarey
1243 followers · 990 posts · Server mastodon.ie

Obviously there are other factors: decrease in acute cases, inept official messaging, etc. But the need to fit in can feel overwhelming for people

I'm lucky not to feel this pressure much (always had a non-conformist streak) and these days am usually the only masked person in a crowd, e.g. at a large, packed theatre recently. Meanwhile, Covid keeps spreading, causing suffering, and disabling people

#covid #COVID19 #pandemic #masking #covidisnotover

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Stan Carey · @stancarey
1243 followers · 990 posts · Server mastodon.ie

I've been wondering what (if anything) the Asch conformity experiments might tell us about Covid-era mask-wearing

A few people have told me they decided to stop wearing masks, even in busy indoor spaces, not based on assessing the risk to themselves or others but because they felt stupid or weird being such an outlier

Summary of those experiments on @wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asch_con

#covid #COVID19 #pandemic #masking #psychology #covidisnotover

Last updated 1 year ago

My leftist propaganda page on Facebook is doing well at least, here in this capitalist hellscape.
I have almost 2k followers now and at least one person has started again for because of my constant messaging about it.
I consider that a win. I may not have many spoons, but I am doing something.

#masking #covid

Last updated 1 year ago

Bring Back Masks to BC · @bringbackmasksbc
100 followers · 139 posts · Server zeroes.ca
ikuo · @ikuo1000
158 followers · 557 posts · Server mas.to

starts next week & I need to brace myself. 😬

Went to Staples for back-to-school shopping. It was PACKED. Besides my family, we saw only 2 other adult shoppers .

By the end of last school year, many of the remaining holdouts stopped masking, despite data staying plateaued. 🤷🏻‍♀️ It dipped a bit over the summer, but is now almost back to pre-summer levels.

For my kids and teacher husband, the pressure to unmask will be huge. 😥

#wastewater #masking #masked #school

Last updated 1 year ago

Pippa :deadinside: · @pippa
617 followers · 15388 posts · Server famichiki.jp

it’s so… baffling to me to still be seeing SO MUCH discourse (the covid type not the autism type) 🫠 like, three and a half years on people in anglophone countries (can’t speak for elsewhere) still can’t get over the fact that you can wear a mask if you want and it’s literally none of their business? that you can avoid contact with them if you want and it’s literally none of their business? all that freedom and they don’t understand shit about it 😶

#masking #CovidIsNotOver

Last updated 1 year ago

Ryan Pollard :verified_paw: · @rdp
339 followers · 1901 posts · Server hachyderm.io

Just in time for school. The rather good Eight Sugar mask for children is down to $26.56 for a box of 100. After trying several different models, this is the one my 10yo daughter has been wearing for the last year. It's a legit South Korean brand and a comfortable fit for smaller faces.

amazon.com/gp/product/B09H1K54

#KF94 #parenting #masking #mask

Last updated 1 year ago

Silhelm · @Silhelm
344 followers · 1539 posts · Server artisan.chat

Hey people who have experience of full day masking, I have a question.

How do you handle drink, food?

Context: Need to spend about a day a week physically at work, which including train travel is a long day. I can't see making a full 12-14h day without several meals and frequent water/tea intake, but I don't want to be without a mask considering the current spread.

#covid #masking #masks

Last updated 1 year ago

janggolan · @janggolan
173 followers · 7822 posts · Server mastodon.cloud

In a statement sent to caregivers on Thursday, Memorial Health announced the return to as a “protective measure for our staff and patients.”
boston25news.com/news/local/ma
The system noted that it will continue to monitor the viral trends closely and reevaluate the mandate in four weeks.

#UMass #masking #healthcare

Last updated 1 year ago