Incorrectly worn N95s aren't worthless, just not N95-level protection. The problem with N95s is that they get more uncomfortable compared to regular surgical masks *and* if you really need them to work as N95s (high-risk situation/medical setting) yeah training is good.
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Replying to @zeynep @katestarbird and
Also medical people really need N95s because they are doing procedures that aerosolize (like intubation) and there, yeah, N95 or you get infected. But even in Hong Kong, which has tons of experience, they wear surgical masks outside of high-risk stuff. So surgical mask is fine.
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@zeynep Do you know of a recent article questioning early recommendations in the U.S. against mask wearing? I’m looking for a citation for a piece I’m writing. Thanks!2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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Replying to @noUpside @katestarbird and
You expected the major health authorities to be misinforming us at this scale? I sure had not.
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Replying to @noUpside @katestarbird and
Then why don’t you point out where I said nobody knew about misinformation from authorities in some abstract sense versus people are still not realizing the scale and scope of misinformation from authorities in this case.
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Replying to @zeynep @katestarbird and
this is a counterproductive argument, we're talking past each other. i was also thinking of the older thread ab media misinformation. no one that I've seen write on social media misinfo has diminished presence/prevalence of institutional or media failings. it's an ecosystem.pic.twitter.com/iKYanUmOUF
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Replying to @noUpside @katestarbird and
As I said, if you expected major health authorities would be major sources of misinformation on key issues during a deadly pandemic, and if you believe that this is fairly common knowledge, all I can say is that I did not and I don't think people have grappled with this at all.
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And yeah I know about ecosystems, thanks.
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(Also masks are not the only issue, but a glaring one and maybe not even the worst one in terms of potential number of dead—and if you have all this under "I knew it" folder, all I can say is that I did not. To me, this is like the Iraq war era but with major new complexities)
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