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THIS IS A HUGE FUCKING DEAL 
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As we& #39;re getting a chance to look at more COVID clusters, we& #39;re finding cloth masks don& #39;t necessarily *keep you from getting infected*
But they DO dramatically increase the odds that your case will be mild, low-symptom or asymptomatic. https://twitter.com/LauraMNewberry/status/1283075419260907521">https://twitter.com/LauraMNew...
As we& #39;re getting a chance to look at more COVID clusters, we& #39;re finding cloth masks don& #39;t necessarily *keep you from getting infected*
But they DO dramatically increase the odds that your case will be mild, low-symptom or asymptomatic. https://twitter.com/LauraMNewberry/status/1283075419260907521">https://twitter.com/LauraMNew...
That& #39;s bc your body has a lot easier time fighting off a few viruses than a giant dose.
Cloth masks don& #39;t screen out 100% of virus particles- but they keep out most. The few that make it through are much easier for your immune system to subdue than a full unmasked faceload.
Cloth masks don& #39;t screen out 100% of virus particles- but they keep out most. The few that make it through are much easier for your immune system to subdue than a full unmasked faceload.
We& #39;ve known for a long time that some respiratory viruses can behave this way- lower dosage means a milder case of the disease.
But we weren& #39;t sure if COVID was one of them.
Now with more information, it looks like it is.
But we weren& #39;t sure if COVID was one of them.
Now with more information, it looks like it is.
(This is also why medical staff working around lots of virus still use N95, not cloth. Say for ex a cloth mask keeps out 90% of viruses- 10% of a few million viruses is still way too much. They need N95s with 100% exclusion. But for civilians running errands, 90% is good.)
This is also really important for messaging.
1) Cloth masks DO protect you, not just other people
2) And they protect you by letting your immune system stay ahead of the virus on its own.
Those are both things that uhhhhhh preach outside the choir
1) Cloth masks DO protect you, not just other people
2) And they protect you by letting your immune system stay ahead of the virus on its own.
Those are both things that uhhhhhh preach outside the choir
obligatory mask push
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for real though I& #39;m just
so fucking relieved
they protect wearers not just bystanders
thank frick
we have a thing that works *for ourselves*
like we shouldn& #39;t get too reliant on this 1 thing because it& #39;s not 100% foolproof. still gotta wash hands etc
but BOY does it help
so fucking relieved
they protect wearers not just bystanders
thank frick
we have a thing that works *for ourselves*
like we shouldn& #39;t get too reliant on this 1 thing because it& #39;s not 100% foolproof. still gotta wash hands etc
but BOY does it help
I& #39;m gonna point out that you have to be disciplined with the masking for this to work. You see a lot of places (neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, etc) where there& #39;s a "masking order" in place but it& #39;s kind of treated as "yeah yeah whatever" & folks wear them like a necklace : /
Lots of workplaces with "mandatory masking" still managed to have large outbreaks with severe infections & death. Off the cuff, but my personal observation is these places tend to have had poor safety culture even before COVID & treat PPE like a box to check off.
They& #39;re not ... magic talismans & fucking amulets you hang around your neck https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😂" title="Gesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Freudentränen">
they have to actually be there in between your lungs & the outside world to work
otherwise it& #39;s kinda like wearing condoms on a necklace & being surprised you still got the clap
they have to actually be there in between your lungs & the outside world to work
otherwise it& #39;s kinda like wearing condoms on a necklace & being surprised you still got the clap
anyway. holy moley. big mood