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MAKE N95 MASKS FOR EVERYONE
Public mask discussion is pathetic. Badly framed. Poorly researched. Uninspired.
Public mask discussion is pathetic. Badly framed. Poorly researched. Uninspired.
We are spending Trillions of $ due to our collective inability to get ahead of the pandemic. Spend $25B to send every hospital however many N95s they want by June 1st and every American one per day.
Why do healthcare workers want N95 masks?
N95s use super small fibers that trap much smaller particles like viruses. Surgical masks are much more porous, which means much worse filtration efficiency.
N95s use super small fibers that trap much smaller particles like viruses. Surgical masks are much more porous, which means much worse filtration efficiency.
Why don’t healthcare workers have enough N95 masks?
They normally don’t need them; so private sector production is limited. Even redirecting all similar non-medical N95s sold to construction workers won’t meet peek demand.
They normally don’t need them; so private sector production is limited. Even redirecting all similar non-medical N95s sold to construction workers won’t meet peek demand.
Why doesn’t the private sector make enough?
The economic value to the public greatly outweighs the financial value to any private party.
The economic value to the public greatly outweighs the financial value to any private party.
Why is that?
The key component in N95s is nonwoven fabric produced by melt-blowing manufacturing machines.
The key component in N95s is nonwoven fabric produced by melt-blowing manufacturing machines.
Why don’t they make more machines?
I DON’T CARE AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU. Global petro-chemical companies have the professional talent and physical resources to build these machines in a month. Solve that problem and N95 mask production will skyrocket.
I DON’T CARE AND NEITHER SHOULD YOU. Global petro-chemical companies have the professional talent and physical resources to build these machines in a month. Solve that problem and N95 mask production will skyrocket.
Why are media and public health officials struggling with this issue?
Ventilators, vaccines, and anti-virals are sexier stories.
Not recognizing factors beyond MD/Epi wheelhouse such as materials science, fluid dynamics, manufacturing technology, and economics.
Ventilators, vaccines, and anti-virals are sexier stories.
Not recognizing factors beyond MD/Epi wheelhouse such as materials science, fluid dynamics, manufacturing technology, and economics.
People hate reading. They hate reading academic papers even more.
That's a shame because there is a lot of literature on this out there.
That's a shame because there is a lot of literature on this out there.
for example, this great paper https://epub.uni-bayreuth.de/112/1/DissHMungesch%C3%BCtzt.pdf
which dives into filtration
and manufacturing
Others provide even clearer insight into the machinery
Here is @exxonmobil advertising their products
Did anyone read this book? Rather than making shit up maybe read this and cite it?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK209584/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK209584.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK209584/pdf/Bookshelf_NBK209584.pdf
this should catch your eye
@benthompson @zeynep great @StratecheryMO discussion today. Think the source docs in this thread may be of interest.
