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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 21 Jan 2021

    zeynep tufekci Retweeted Charlie Warzel

    Question re:K/N95 re-use. We need official/authoritative guidance. Use it carefully and let it sit for a few days in a paper bag or a non-airtight box disinfect (don't wash or heat) and keep using it is my unofficial guidance based on this paper. Anyone? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7724761/ …https://twitter.com/cwarzel/status/1352299319617982465 …

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    Charlie WarzelVerified account @cwarzel
    i'm guessing there's some nuance here...like you need to let it rest/disinfect after being in public with it...but is there...a number of uses after which it becomes less effective? i feel like an idiot for not knowing the answer to this 10 months in!
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      2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 21 Jan 2021

        Needless to say this is for general public (!) not any healthcare setting (!) or anyone doing anything high-risk. Your grocery shopping trip mask. Loss of electrostatic charge doesn't seem to drop filtration much, and sanitize hands before putting on/taking off seems enough.

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      3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 21 Jan 2021

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        Yes, I'm basing the above in what we've seen done in healthcare setting and recommendations in other countries but I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO LINKING TO CDC ADVICE ON THIS. Please no more of us trying to reason things out, more official guidance. 😀 https://twitter.com/1LoafOfMeat/status/1352313760862580736 …

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      1. rb‏ @twitingmachine 21 Jan 2021
        Replying to @zeynep

        What's you take on the stories we are seeing that the vaccines may be less effective against the new variants? Shouldn't we get people vaxxed double quick before they spread out of control?

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      1. Haven't seen the snow leopard; which is wonderful.‏ @HollandoF 21 Jan 2021
        Replying to @zeynep

        Makes sense. I have been re-using mine on a rotation why in a bag/box and not just out in the air?

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      1. KevDog‏ @kevdog 21 Jan 2021
        Replying to @zeynep

        There was some work a few months ago on sterilizing them using pressure cookers.

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      2. (((Sherman Dorn)))‏ @shermandorn 21 Jan 2021
        Replying to @zeynep

        My q: What about layering something over KN95? I've been pretty comfortable with that, though it squashes the peak a little.

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      3. Marie‏ @mariepsyphd 21 Jan 2021
        Replying to @shermandorn @zeynep

        I’ve been doing this and seen others do so as well with either cloth or surgical masks. I think Biden was doing this too prior to being vaccinated. It makes sense to me as the outside layer can either be disposed of or washed. Curious if there is any research about it.

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      2. DR_O_oDR                              ¯\_(ツ)_/¯‏ @DRO_oDR 21 Jan 2021
        Replying to @zeynep

        Why bag it? Virus decays more quickly if exposed to UV. I just let them hang near a window.

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      3. Allen Berman‏ @berman_allen 21 Jan 2021
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        If you can get it in direct sunlight for a while--now you're really talking!!!

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      1. Jean Pierre Dupays‏ @dupays 21 Jan 2021
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        I'm not a conspiracy fan, but mask makers don't have much incentive to put our minds at rest. Masks must have a failure mode and I'm guessing it's getting dirty and letting through less instead of more. No makeup helps, you should see my girlfriend's...

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