hard to take any government or public-health bureaucracy seriously, about how urgent their crude/intrusive COVID edicts are, if they haven’t already recommended/provides N95-quality masks (they’re 2x better than surgical, 4x better than cloth)https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/01/why-arent-we-wearing-better-masks/617656/ …
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the dumbth, it hurts! how can doc/reporter realize N95s "best mask…short of a complete respirator-type unit", & that 2 lesser masks "may" equal an N95 – but then recommend 2-masks rather than real N95-equivalents? N95-alikes no longer rationed/expensive!https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/01/20/doubling-up-face-masks-creates-obstacle-course-covid-colorado-doctor/ …
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this NYT take, through headline & lead paragraphs, almost-as-dumb in praise of double-masking - but thankfully ends on wiser recommendation of (N95-equivalent) Korean KF94 masks. (IMO: once in N95-alike, 2x-masking silly & *maybe* counterproductive)https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/well/live/double-masking-covid.html …
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Gordon Mohr ꧁ 👁 👁꧂ Retweeted Adam Ozimek
bold move by a cloth-mask seller to admit, & promote, the essential message that "cloth masks are not enough now that N95-quality respirators are plentiful" - only selling cloth masks along *with* a better KN95 to wear in two-layers:https://twitter.com/ModeledBehavior/status/1355566309946351617 …
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Adam Ozimek @ModeledBehaviorTo do our small part in spreading the word that double-masking is needed, we will no longer sell cloth masks alone. They can only be bought with three KN95 masks. https://kepnerscott.com/blogs/news/kepner-scott-announces-new-mask-sales-policy-to-help-fight-covid-19 …Show this thread3 replies 0 retweets 3 likesShow this thread -
Gordon Mohr ꧁ 👁 👁꧂ Retweeted Gordon Mohr ꧁ 👁 👁꧂
I still have some conflicting feelings, though, because I'm unsure an outer cloth mask serves any role but fashion (& might even hurt) once you've got a true N95(US)/KN95(China)/KF94(Korea)/FFP2(EU).https://twitter.com/gojomo/status/1355587449720766465 …
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Gordon Mohr ꧁ 👁 👁꧂ @gojomoReplying to @ModeledBehaviorsuper-conflicted about this. truly admirable for cloth-mask manufacturer to boldly admit, in words & deeds: "cloth masks are not enough". but once in true N95-level (KN95/KF94/FFP2), little reason for cloth mask outside but fashion (or, fitting in with cloth-only wearers)1 reply 0 retweets 2 likesShow this thread -
somehow I'd missed this, 2 weeks ago: Germany now requiring surgical-or-FFP2/N95 (real masks) over ad-hoc cloth masks, & German state of Bavaria requiring *only* true FFP2/N95-quality. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-20/germany-toughens-mask-rules-in-hopes-of-slowing-virus-spread … file under: "if done one year ago, coulda saved a million+ lives"
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Gordon Mohr ꧁ 👁 👁꧂ Retweeted The Wall Street Journal
the USA & CDC have the absolute dumbest public-health communicators/strategists possible, given our nation's wealth & education.https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1359541813812596746 …
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govts & industries of world: "N95/KN95/KF94/FFP2 masks rigorously tested for fit, airflow, & filtering over 95% of infectious risks" economy: "N95-like masks are cheap & plentiful now" CDC: "here's how to get 92% efficiency with ad-hoc hot moist double-masking!"
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a specially designed cloth mask skin intended to go over a KN95 might be the convergent solution here, but i still prefer my p100
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