The "Mask vs No Mask" debate rages on in Canadian Twitter. We need to get this debate behind us and ramp up our homemade mask output ASAFP. It& #39;s the right thing. Here& #39;s WHY:
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#Masks4ALL #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc
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#Masks4ALL #cdnpoli #abpoli #yyc
The Czechs masked up and they& #39;re flattening the curve better than most of their European neighbours. They credit #Masks4ALL for this. We should be like the Czechs. Canada should do EXACTLY what they& #39;ve done /1 https://youtu.be/HhNo_IOPOtU ">https://youtu.be/HhNo_IOPO...
The arguments against #Masks4ALL don& #39;t stand up, which is why our federal government and the esteemed Dr Theresa Tam has steadily evolved her position from one of outright dismissal, to tolerance to a suggested practise. We need to go further. All of us. Together. /2 @CPHO_Canada
I have enormous respect for Dr Tam & her team & find little to fault the Trudeau government& #39;s response to this global pandemic since we all started taking it seriously. I only ask them to ask my fellow Canadians to step up to the #Masks4ALL challenge /3 https://twitter.com/TheGentYYC/status/1245571361096871936">https://twitter.com/TheGentYY...
#Masks4ALL isn& #39;t about depriving our already mightily deprived frontline healthcare workers of the N95 masks they so desperately need in order to protect themselves in this civilization-defining blood-and-guts battle for the rest of us. It& #39;s about sending them less sick people /4
It was at first the recommendation of the world& #39;s top virology institutions like CDC & WHO that only folks showing symptoms or healthcare folk should wear masks. Moment we realized covid19 is transmissible long before a victim exhibits symptoms exploded that rationale forever /6
Remaining arguments against #Masks4ALL don& #39;t stand up. A homemade mask over your mouth & nose doesn& #39;t detract in any way from the other #FlattenTheCurve solutions we& #39;re already employing. By all means #StayInside but if/when you have to forage, wear a mask. Protect each other /7
Biggest remaining argument, that masks give the wearer a & #39;false sense of security& #39; is taken care of by proper government instruction and a populace eager to get safely past this dangerous disease together ASAFP. Educate us. We& #39;ll pass it on. Done deal /8
Folks responding to #Masks4ALL saying "fine, wear a mask! Nobody& #39;s stopping you!" are missing the essential point on earth right now: we& #39;re all LITERALLY #InThisTogether. Any layer of protection only employed by a small number of citizens is near meaningless for the Curve /9
Another #Masks4ALL concern is that folks will wear them or dispose of them improperly but if improper preventative measure implementation means we dispose of the measure entirely you probably don& #39;t want to see what I see from my window each day inre #socialdistancing /10
Those claiming Science doesn& #39;t support #Masks4ALL don& #39;t get another essential point of our time: the science, like everything else in our civilization, is in flux now. Fluid. Adapting. Learning. We won& #39;t have a body of knowledge on this until long after we& #39;ve won or lost /11
That said there& #39;s absolutely an abundance of Science, Data and Facts indicating #Masks4ALL is a worthy & indeed critical endeavour we humans should undertake together, which is why many scientists & medical professionals worldwide are advocating for it /12 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340438732_Country-wide_Mortality_from_the_Novel_Coronavirus_COVID-19_Pandemic_and_Notes_Regarding_Mask_Usage_by_the_Public?channel=doi&linkId=5e88f28f92851c2f527f7499&showFulltext=true&fbclid=IwAR0Wr5AzEKcfV8qzoGBd1dq2RzYi40risz2AxCwDMUuFm2K_8_Vbub8URzw">https://www.researchgate.net/publicati...
No Science in favour of #Masks4ALL?
"Science Magazine is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world& #39;s top academic journals."
Read the Science.
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"Science Magazine is the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world& #39;s top academic journals."
Read the Science.
/13 https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/would-everyone-wearing-face-masks-help-us-slow-pandemic?fbclid=IwAR37SiTlcGnPWsPp5ueBmcZpiOI56m3Yi9jWGnYgcwlkHwbYwVOtXP52h8I">https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020...
You want evidence for #Masks4ALL? Dig in!
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Better late than never (some of us have been calling for this since March as you may recall, ahem cough cough but not real cough) /15 https://twitter.com/CTVMontreal/status/1280236214751092736">https://twitter.com/CTVMontre...
The world has changed and changed again significantly since I began this thread in early April. Canada& #39;s federal government now routinely mentions masks as a primary level defence against covid though it still fails to make the mandate. There& #39;s no good medical reason for this /16
At this phase given what we now know about how the virus spreads (low ~ surface transfer, high ~ air droplets) case could be made (& I guess hereby *is* being made) that widespread mask usage is actually more effective vs Covid than both hand washing & not touching your face /17
(which is not to say vigorous hand washing & not touching your face when you& #39;re out & about aren& #39;t important in the fight vs Covid, in fact why don& #39;t we just go ahead & continue employing these eminently sensible practices throughout the rest of our lives regardless?) /18
I don& #39;t know how to say it any better than this /19 https://twitter.com/TheGentYYC/status/1276937192519032832">https://twitter.com/TheGentYY...
And while I& #39;m at it /20 https://twitter.com/TheGentYYC/status/1276948460722257920">https://twitter.com/TheGentYY...
There& #39;s no easier argument to debunk, possibly ever, than "I don& #39;t want to wear a mask, I have a breathing issue." If this is indeed the case you are in great danger of serious effects if you catch the Rona. Masking of the population around you is a lifesaver for you /22
Making masks mandatory is how a jurisdiction indicates they& #39;re taking the coronavirus seriously. Just like Climate (& so much of it is *exactly* like Climate) the sooner we get started the sooner we beat the problem. Let& #39;s do this, #YYC! /23 #abpoli #yyccc https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/mandatory-masks-calgary-bylaw-faq-1.5645320">https://www.cbc.ca/news/cana...
You don& #39;t have to die from Covid to suffer from one element or another of it FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. A brand new "pre-existing condition" you carry around til you die. It& #39;s not something you want to do to yourself to & #39;rip off the bandaid& #39; or spur & #39;herd immunity& #39; /24
Say businesses have no right to refuse service for not wearing a mask? It& #39;s no different in any way from insisting you wear shoes & socks. Or park doggo outside. Health reasons. Hygiene stuff. Not making their customers sick or dead where preventable. That& #39;s the end of that /25
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