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Mixed messages on personal masks, simplified (a #COVID19 thread):
Personal masks level up #socialdistancing.
When we absolutely can& #39;t #StayHome
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As @Surgeon_General says, it& #39;s not a substitution. It& #39;s a boost.
Personal masks level up #socialdistancing.
When we absolutely can& #39;t #StayHome
As @Surgeon_General says, it& #39;s not a substitution. It& #39;s a boost.
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A personal mask is not the same as a medical mask, and they have different purposes.
True, a bandana or cloth mask won& #39;t filter out airborne particles. Unless you are a healthcare professional taking care of someone with #COVID19, you probably don& #39;t need that.
True, a bandana or cloth mask won& #39;t filter out airborne particles. Unless you are a healthcare professional taking care of someone with #COVID19, you probably don& #39;t need that.
A regular medical/surgical mask is designed to protect the environment from the person wearing it.
It& #39;s to protect your wounds and surgical incisions from the nurses and doctors caring for you. It helps them keep their droplets to themselves.
If you& #39;re sick, same idea.
It& #39;s to protect your wounds and surgical incisions from the nurses and doctors caring for you. It helps them keep their droplets to themselves.
If you& #39;re sick, same idea.
That& #39;s why it& #39;s similar for the public to wear a personal mask made of cloth or a medical mask. It& #39;s to help you keep your germs to yourself.
If someone sneezes or coughs directly into your face, it might block a droplet or two. But that& #39;s gross, so stay at least #6feetapart.
If someone sneezes or coughs directly into your face, it might block a droplet or two. But that& #39;s gross, so stay at least #6feetapart.
In a perfect world with a surplus of PPE of all kinds, our healthcare professionals would have far more #PPE than just N95 masks.
And our citizens would all have medical or cloth masks - they do about the same thing while you& #39;re out in public.
And our citizens would all have medical or cloth masks - they do about the same thing while you& #39;re out in public.
But since we have a serious #PPEshortage for our healthcare professionals
And we don& #39;t fully understand the behavior of #COVID19 droplets/aerosolized particles
And many sick people will recover at home
And healthy people want to stay healthy and help #FlattenTheCurve
And we don& #39;t fully understand the behavior of #COVID19 droplets/aerosolized particles
And many sick people will recover at home
And healthy people want to stay healthy and help #FlattenTheCurve
Don& #39;t get all confused about the details and the stuff that isn& #39;t likely to make a big difference.
Focus on the basics.
Keep #socialdistancing and #WearAMask in public, but don& #39;t panic or horde respirators. And don& #39;t forget to #WashYourHandshttps://abs.twimg.com/hashflags... draggable="false" alt="">
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Focus on the basics.
Keep #socialdistancing and #WearAMask in public, but don& #39;t panic or horde respirators. And don& #39;t forget to #WashYourHands
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