I live on some wooded acres behind a locked driveway gate. Tired of people and their #viruses. So when I let in some contractors to do some work outside, guess what I had stuck to my face regardless of what they might have thought? Yes, an #elastomeric #N95 w a pair of dry-eye Rx glasses to keep their #aerosol out of my eyes & not just my nose. Our interaction (outside) was just for a few minutes.

Extreme? Well, one of them turned out to have a nasty cough. I like not worrying about that.

We're going to spend some time walking on a trail in a park with one other friend today. She usually doesn't mask, but she will today. I'm thinking if we all wear well-fitting #KN95 masks outside, it should be ok.

I'm not wrong, am I? Should we be wearing our better #N95 masks outside with her too?

#CovidPrecautions
#Immunocomprised
#Autoimmune
#CovidIsAirborne

*cheap* duckbill N95s at Wurth / Northern Safety:

https://www.northernsafety.com/Product/355196/Jackson-Safety-N95-Disposable-Particulate-Respirator-50-Bag

$2.50/50pk

#MaskUp #N95 #CovidIsAirborne @novid

#Covid hospital admissions are up 15.7% in the past week.

Stay safe!

#CovidIsNotOver #MaskUp #N95 #LongCovid

Friendly Reminder

to give friendly reminders to friends and family who might not stay up on the news

who may mask but have gotten lax the past few months

who you can give just one little "Oh hey we're in a surge, please be safe"

without nagging or yelling or

*flailing Kermit arms*

Stay Safe!!

#CovidIsNotOver #Covid #LongCovid #MaskUp #N95

Yep, Grandpa Joe is holding (not wearing) a (black) "floppy blue" surgical #mask, NOT an #N95.

His "jokes" are dangerous.

He's setting precedent for people to laugh off this deadly #pandemic.

His wife has #Covid FFS!

Yesterday there was speculation that he put the mask on after the video clip but this shows he didn't.

HE WALKED OUT WITH THE MASK STILL IN HIS POCKET!

He's going to lose this freaking election.

#CovidIsNotOver

https://youtu.be/LOFo8C0K1-c?si=JHPNlR6hZlghG5Qr

I am glad to see some schools taking action to stop infections

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/mask-mandates-return-for-maryland-elementary-school/ar-AA1ghV61?ocid=socialshare

#MaskUp #N95 #covid #covid19 #CovidIsntOver

Kids respirators update:

The Kimberly-Clark duckbill N95 in small (54066) seems to fit *excellent* on my 3 and 5yo; 1yo's head is almost as big as 3, so expect it'll fit well, too

These are the first ones that seem to fit well enough to bother with a DIY qualitative fit test -- hoping to do one soon 🤞

Downside is the straps. They're good on first wear, but stretch enough that I assume fit will be worse, hence. There might be space on the edges of the 'bill' to staple on some new ones, though; might test a few hacks

Cost <$100CAD for a 50pk

#CovidIsAirborne #MaskUp #WearARespirator #N95 #BringBackMasks @novid

Tried to edit and added this diagram from The Clean Air Crew website but I can't add alt text on edit.

"Someone in my home has #COVID. How do we isolate safely?"

#AltTxt for complete description of layout

#CovidIsNotOver #Isolate #N95 #MaskUp #LongCovid

https://cleanaircrew.org/someone-in-my-home-has-covid-how-do-we-isolate-safely/

Do you know what to do to protect yourself if someone in your household gets #covid ?

Plan now. There's a surge going on & if you're ready, you won't have to think too much.What I would do/have done:

1. #N95 on everyone in shared spaces
2. 15+ min w/window open between shared space usage
3. Air cleaners/ #CorsiRosenthal boxes
4. Stay/eat in bedroom
5. Towel rolled at bottom of door
6. Window cracked, attached bathroom fan on
7. Mouthwash w/CHC
8. Central air/heat off
#CovidIsNotOver #LongCovid

@TruthSandwich @QasimRashid

OMG please do better research.

#Covid is not and will not be endemic.

I'm done with this conversation if you don't even have a basic understanding.

Have a lovely rest of your day.

#CovidIsNotOver #Covid #LongCovid #CovidIsAirborne #N95 #MaskUp

There's all kinds of articles with headlines along the lines of "What you need to know about #Covid and what to do if you get it"

*BLINK*

um...

*flailing Kermit arms*

Has everyone been living completely and utterly out of touch with reality the last 4 years???

Oh right.

*sigh*

Stay safe.

#MaskUp (I know if you're reading this, you do)

#CovidIsNotOver #LongCovid #CovidIsAirborne #N95

We ARE in a surge, we ARE seeing increases in cases and hospitalizations, prior infection does NOT prevent future infection, repeat infections=worse outcomes, and we aren't capturing near the number of actual cases: https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/01/health/covid-case-data-wave/index.html , Half our population is considered vulnerable. We matter! We CAN stop this! #MaskUp Stop telling people we are a necessary sacrifice. Stop neglecting long covid. Start calling for #n95 #masks #MasksInHealthcare https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/09/01/gqnt-s01.html

#CovidIsNotOver #COVIDisAirborne #WearAMask #N95 #peerpressure @novid

This is why I want the unvarnished truth from public officials about #COVID19

I can handle it.

What I can't handle is obfuscation, pandering and white-washing.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/09/16/trump-woodward-elite-panic-coronavirus-pandemic/

#CDC #Covid #N95 #PublicHealth #health

Whyyyy in 2023 is the new CDC director Mandy Cohen saying you need to just wash your hands and vaccinate for the new surge, when we know this is mostly spread in aerosols!!! Unacceptable. She says nothing about #n95 #masks, when they are the number one way to PREVENT INFECTION (along with #CleanTheAir) AND that 70% of cases are asymptomatic (they shed the same amt as symptomatic) It's apparent that #CohenIsntCoherent

https://youtu.be/Tf-vG_eTN1k?si=p5O7eaMewR-BBgUU

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/planning-scenarios.html#table-1

#MaskUpMandy

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 #TrojanAir 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.

#MakeYourMaskWorkBetter

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.

#MaskUp #WearARespirator #N95 #FFR #P100 #Elastomeric

@novid

I'm going to work in a bar soon, and i'd like recommendations on masks that are transparent. I remember seeing some early pandemic, but can't find any references. And i wonder if any exist that are ffp2/N95 quality?
Boost welcome
#covid #masks #mask #ffp2 #n95

@novid @VeeRat @Rachel_Thorn @Pineywoozle @Kjl
I’m actually still wearing a cloth mask to this day, albeit it’s 6 layers of different fibers to create max electrostatic effect & the fit FAR surpasses my initial design; mechanical filtration is a thing😉

In 2020-mid-2021 #SARS2 was less contagious meaning it took more time to get tipping point #viralLoad

Tbh #n95 gets you <⏱️these days too..

this study interesting & where I got the multi-layered approach
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.0c03252

To be clear, if I have to take the #NYC subway during high peak, I will don a😷 & 👩🏼‍🚀#microclimateAir2
The air is so saturated w/virions it’s simply not safe to have just a mask. If I can keep it below 1.5 hours, will do the #HEPA necklace & now hold it millimeters from my face. I really should get an elastomeric, but there no way my spouse will let me traipse around in it. I already sneak out w/the 👩🏼‍🚀 b/c he’s afraid people will target me

Long story short, your masks you made for people were a super thing🌈💕💗💛💗🌈

The chief of staff of @CHEO asked #Ottawa to #MaskUp in 2022. As an infectious diseases expert, she was shouted down by anti-vax/anti-maskers. As a trustee in #Ottawa, I still receive antisemitic death threats for my motion in Nov 2022 for @OCDSB to temporarily mask.

Facing the triple threat of #COVID and #rsv and #flu, a layered approach is wisest again: #n95, #COVIDVaccine boosters, test, and support ppl to stay home when sick.

https://globalnews.ca/news/9924285/mask-mandates-canada-covid/