Note the concern with breaking ranks from national guidance, which of course would apply similarly at national up to international level.
That's not the most fun you can have with that document.
File name is Healthcare-workers-and-FFP3-Version-2.1-27-01-21.pdf for anyone who wants to find it online.
People know exactly why ICU is lower (they wear masks, patients less infective by then) and why it's higher for admin/etc staff (no masks, but exposed to COVID-19).
No viable virus = old excuse come up with new ones already.
Social distancing blame in a hospital? Or, give em masks. But hey we're not here to stop spread are we?
Social distancing blame in a hospital? Or, give em masks. But hey we're not here to stop spread are we?
In what is for IPC, even for them, a huge reach (although maybe not as much a reach as for rats spreading SARS), they argue don't bother with masks because
MASKS DO NOT COVER YOUR EYES
(so why bother w the mask anyway, I guess is how that argument must end)
MASKS DO NOT COVER YOUR EYES
(so why bother w the mask anyway, I guess is how that argument must end)
Also inconsistent: ventilate the hell out of the space to reduce particles in the air, but don't give them masks.
What?
So, only in rooms with AGMPs do you wear masks? But you should ventilate everywhere? Because stuff floats? But NOT wear masks? But what? But I'm dizzy now.
What?
So, only in rooms with AGMPs do you wear masks? But you should ventilate everywhere? Because stuff floats? But NOT wear masks? But what? But I'm dizzy now.