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What Americans should do to #FlattenTheCurve: An (Somewhat Educated) Opinion Thread
Everyone should wear a face covering of some kind. EVERYONE. Not the critical #PPE medical masks--don& #39;t be *that guy* who is taking resources away from where they are needed. But something.
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Everyone should wear a face covering of some kind. EVERYONE. Not the critical #PPE medical masks--don& #39;t be *that guy* who is taking resources away from where they are needed. But something.
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Why should you wear a covering over your mouth and nose? Because we really do not know who is/is not contagious anymore.
Assume everyone, including you, is contagious. That& #39;s what we have to do. So the "mask" is not for YOUR protection. It& #39;s to protect everyone FROM you.
Why should you wear a covering over your mouth and nose? Because we really do not know who is/is not contagious anymore.
Assume everyone, including you, is contagious. That& #39;s what we have to do. So the "mask" is not for YOUR protection. It& #39;s to protect everyone FROM you.
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If everyone was wearing a sufficient covering of some kind--bandanna, homemade mask, scarf, one you already have & can donate to med workers--then those who actually are contagious would not be coughing or otherwise exposing others through their breath nearly as much.
If everyone was wearing a sufficient covering of some kind--bandanna, homemade mask, scarf, one you already have & can donate to med workers--then those who actually are contagious would not be coughing or otherwise exposing others through their breath nearly as much.
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Remember at the start of the #COVID19 pandemic, when #SARS_COV_2 started spreading, medical experts told everyone to NOT buy masks because they would only work to prevent those who are contagious from spreading it. Of course, that message was a bit contradictory with....
Remember at the start of the #COVID19 pandemic, when #SARS_COV_2 started spreading, medical experts told everyone to NOT buy masks because they would only work to prevent those who are contagious from spreading it. Of course, that message was a bit contradictory with....
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...the insistence that medical workers need the masks for #PPE. And people reasonably thought they were protecting themselves w/masks as a result.
NOW, however, we are in a situation where we have to assume EVERYONE is contagious and act on that initial advice WITH A CAVEAT.
...the insistence that medical workers need the masks for #PPE. And people reasonably thought they were protecting themselves w/masks as a result.
NOW, however, we are in a situation where we have to assume EVERYONE is contagious and act on that initial advice WITH A CAVEAT.
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Save the certified masks for #Medicalstaff #PPE. Make your own. Use something. But #CoverYourMouth. The more people using #DIYMasks, the fewer potentially contagious people will be spreading the #SARS_COV_2 virus that causes #COVID19.
You Do Not Know If You Are Contagious.
Save the certified masks for #Medicalstaff #PPE. Make your own. Use something. But #CoverYourMouth. The more people using #DIYMasks, the fewer potentially contagious people will be spreading the #SARS_COV_2 virus that causes #COVID19.
You Do Not Know If You Are Contagious.
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Wearing a #DIYMask will also keep you from touching your face w/o noticing it! Wearing a mask makes you aware of your face.
I know how this works because I was in home isolation by my county health dept 17 yrs ago after travel to China during SARS. THEY HAD ME WEAR A MASK.
Wearing a #DIYMask will also keep you from touching your face w/o noticing it! Wearing a mask makes you aware of your face.
I know how this works because I was in home isolation by my county health dept 17 yrs ago after travel to China during SARS. THEY HAD ME WEAR A MASK.
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So. Act. Like. You. Have. #COVID19.
#CoverYourMouth with #DIYMask.
Wash/Sanitize them OFTEN.
#StopTheSpread
#FlattenTheCurve
and #WashYourHands
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So. Act. Like. You. Have. #COVID19.
#CoverYourMouth with #DIYMask.
Wash/Sanitize them OFTEN.
#StopTheSpread
#FlattenTheCurve
and #WashYourHands
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One last note. This should be obvious.
Maintain Social Distancing.
Follow all other precautions.
Don& #39;t touch your face after touching something else.
Wash your hands before and after removing, donning, or touching your #DIYMask.
Maintain Social Distancing.
Follow all other precautions.
Don& #39;t touch your face after touching something else.
Wash your hands before and after removing, donning, or touching your #DIYMask.
An MD thread. https://twitter.com/DavidCloydMD/status/1242231329845985280?s=20">https://twitter.com/DavidCloy...
So, I& #39;m adding links to support the use of a #DIYMask to #StopTheSpread and #FlattenTheCurve of the #COVID19 #Pandemic.
Here& #39;s some more. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/19/opinion/guidance-against-wearing-masks-coronavirus-is-wrong-you-should-cover-your-face/">https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/1...
Here& #39;s some more. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/19/opinion/guidance-against-wearing-masks-coronavirus-is-wrong-you-should-cover-your-face/">https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/03/1...
Some of these have studies from before the outbreak and before the shortage-initiated instructions deterring masks. That was not driven by science, but by supply. Wear a DIY Mask. Cover your face. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/do-face-masks-prevent-virus_l_5e304a13c5b6ce51a4ec0a09">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/do-...
And why Asia wears masks. And our spike is steeper than theirs. https://time.com/5799964/coronavirus-face-mask-asia-us/?amp=true&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-share-article&__twitter_impression=true">https://time.com/5799964/c...
https://time.com/5799964/coronavirus-face-mask-asia-us/?amp=true&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-share-article&__twitter_impression=true
And an article with research links about what materials are best to use for a #DIYMask and breath-ability. Actually stuff from Cambridge in the links in the articles!! Yes. They say any mask is better than none. https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/best-materials-make-diy-face-mask-virus/">https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/b...
This is another small thread inside a supply based deterrence thread. https://twitter.com/RealSexyCyborg/status/1243785657543266304?s=19">https://twitter.com/RealSexyC...
Forgot to add this one earlier.
If you have links, please share with me and I& #39;ll add them to the list. https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1240240377052958720?s=20">https://twitter.com/ScottGott...
If you have links, please share with me and I& #39;ll add them to the list. https://twitter.com/ScottGottliebMD/status/1240240377052958720?s=20">https://twitter.com/ScottGott...
And are the big wigs finally catching up to what is logical instead of expedient? https://twitter.com/voxdotcom/status/1245072349348724736?s=20">https://twitter.com/voxdotcom...
More on that...CDC is finally getting a clue from the countries that survived SARS and learned how to control spread. WEAR A DAMN MASK EVERYONE! #DIYMasks https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/03/31/coronavirus-masks-cdc/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/20...
And Japan. https://twitter.com/effiedog/status/1245150627476447232?s=20">https://twitter.com/effiedog/...
Finally. https://twitter.com/adegrandpre/status/1245817277964001283?s=20">https://twitter.com/adegrandp...
“Any kind of breathing, talking, coughing, sneezing, or breathing heavily when you’re doing a hard workout—all those things put respiratory secretion out into the environment, and a simple cloth mask could block some[....]” https://twitter.com/Slate/status/1245892945284403202?s=20">https://twitter.com/Slate/sta...
More. COVER YOUR FACE! https://twitter.com/AmeetRKini/status/1245940076074459136?s=20">https://twitter.com/AmeetRKin...
