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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Apr 2020

      Example of how the purpose of masks for ordinary people is still not understood. The ones with exhalation valves, including N95s, should not be worn around people, period. Not just in sterile hospital operating rooms as NYT claims. Cotton mask>valved N95.https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-best-face-masks.html …

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Apr 2020

      There are two purposes of masks: protect the wearer from infection AND/OR protect others from wearer's potential transmission. For medical workers, both are important. For regular people in most settings, it's about the latter. Cotton mask will do that; an N95 with valve WON'T.

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Apr 2020

      If you have extra N95s, please donate them to health workers. They are around people with high viral loads plus do high-risk procedures like intubations which generate aerosols. If you have one with a valve, don't wear it around people. (Maybe ok for taking care of sick person.)

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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Apr 2020

      Medical workers need a great fit, the right mask, proper sanitization etc. because they are trying to PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM BEING INFECTED. AS THEY SHOULD. Ordinary people: we are trying to cut down asymptomatic transmission. A cotton mask, changed often, is awesome for that.

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Apr 2020

      Will a cotton/surgical/N95 mask protect one from getting infected? Maybe. N95>surgical mask and it does depend on all the stuff you hear: fit, filtering, etc. Taking care of someone sick, sure, properly-worn N95 if you have one, or surgical or cotton mask. But don't count on it.

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    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Apr 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted I Brake 4 Ants

      Fine, though everything you hear about the right fit being very important is true for protecting oneself from being infected even though it matters fairly little for transmitting to others—a point people keep missing. Their best bet is staying distant.https://twitter.com/ibrake4ants/status/1251176250682609665 …

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      I Brake 4 Ants @ibrake4ants
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      What about wearing a surgical mask OVER an n95 with a valve? I don’t want my vulnerable parents going out with anything less than an n95.
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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 17 Apr 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Dan DeRobertis  💋

      See the picture here? That N95 mask with VALVE has NO OUT FILTER ON ONE'S EXHALE. It doesn't protect other people from one's own potential transmission. If you're high-risk and have a leftover N95 with valve, you can wear a cotton or surgical mask over it.https://twitter.com/chagmed/status/1243611303681327108 …

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      Dan DeRobertis  💋 @chagmed
      In conclusion: if you see someone wearing a mask, calmly and stealthily look for an exhalation valve. If you see one, drop your groceries and run. Fast. pic.twitter.com/xUVdOsZH4T
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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 20 Apr 2020
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      I don't think this is funny.

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