https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsif.2023.0062 “The data reported in this study fully support three mitigation techniques: improved ventilation, social distancing and mask wearing; all are key to minimizing the number of infectious droplets reaching another person with the virus still infectious.” They also report the virus hangs in the air for at least 40 minutes… #MasksWork #masksworkifyouwearthem

Does anyone with a larger nose have a favorite elastomeric respirator? We're trying to move from disposable to reusable and the breathe 2 was not a slam dunk for the whole family (but was for some of us) #covid #masks #MasksWorkIfYouWearThem

Update: 10 days after initial positive result, four after relaxing indoor masking at home there have been zero new cases in the Holiday cohort. Index case was mellowed out after day 2 on antivirals, is now antigen negative.

Be careful, not petrified. #ScienceSuccessStory
#MasksWorkIfYouWearThem

1 house
4 bedrooms
1 Central heating system
5 visitors, all #COVID19 #vaccinated
4 with recent #bivalent boosts
5 daily #RapidAntigenTests
1 positive test on day 3
1 #paxlovid Rx
1 box #N95 masks for patient
1 box surgical masks for others
1 bedroom #HEPA filter for patient
5+ days of masked indoor socializing
0 new cases

#MasksWorkIfYouWearThem

Sharing this PSA from the Autoimmune Community Institute.

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You can help stop the spread of COVID.

COVID travels from person to person and mutates to evade vaccines.
Vaccines only help to reduce severity for certain variants.
Masking is still crucial.

#psa #covid #safety #stothespread #masksworkifyouwearthem

Sharing this PSA from the Autoimmune Community Institute.

Image says:
You can help stop the spread of COVID.

COVID travels from person to person and mutates to evade vaccines.
Vaccines only help to reduce severity for certain variants.
Masking is still crucial.

#psa #covid #safety #stothespread #masksworkifyouwearthem

Sharing this PSA from the Autoimmune Community Institute.
Image says:
You can help stop the spread of COVID.

COVID travels from person to person and mutates to evade vaccines.
Vaccines only help to reduce severity for certain variants.
Masking is still crucial.

#psa #covid #safety #stothespread #masksworkifyouwearthem

Image says:
You can help stop the spread of COVID.

COVID travels from person to person and mutates to evade vaccines.
Vaccines only help to reduce severity for certain variants.
Masking is still crucial.

#psa #covid #safety #stothespread #masksworkifyouwearthem