Eddy Edson
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As the view on masks shifts from "deprecated" towards "mandatory", this is an interesting thread from a big-name biologist: https://threader.app/thread/1246013181551493120
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I’m seeing lots of ‘worse than not wearing’ mask and glove wear - masks worn coquettishly under the chin, and gloves handling everything and anything then picking mobile or purse out of bag. 🙄
It’ll be interesting to see what guidance ce for proper use is given if they make them mandatory - and also where on earth they are sourced from!
It’ll be interesting to see what guidance ce for proper use is given if they make them mandatory - and also where on earth they are sourced from!
Eddy Edson
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The guidance seems to be converging on simple cloth/surgical masks, nothing complicated.
I suppose guidelines for use won't need to be much more complicated than eg standard advice to change one's underwear quite often. Mountains out of molehills, a bit. Anyway, the WHO is putting recs together, see what they come up with.
Nobody sees this as a replacement for distancing; increasingly a bunch of experts seem to view it as a useful adjunct.
I suppose guidelines for use won't need to be much more complicated than eg standard advice to change one's underwear quite often. Mountains out of molehills, a bit. Anyway, the WHO is putting recs together, see what they come up with.
Nobody sees this as a replacement for distancing; increasingly a bunch of experts seem to view it as a useful adjunct.
Eddy Edson
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The new interim WHO guidance on masks: file:///C:/Users/user/Downloads/WHO-2019-nCov-IPC_Masks-2020.3-eng.pdf
They are for preventing you from infecting other people, mainly.
In this document medical masks are defined as surgical or procedure masks that are flat or pleated (some are shaped like cups); they are affixed to the head with straps. They are tested according to a set of standardized test methods (ASTM F2100, EN 14683, or equivalent) that aim to balance high filtration, adequate breathability and optionally, fluid penetration resistance.
Wearing a medical mask is one of the prevention measures that can limit the spread of certain respiratory viral diseases, including COVID-19. However, the use of a mask alone is insufficient to provide an adequate level of protection, and other measures should also be adopted. Whether or not masks are used, maximum compliance with hand hygiene and other IPC measures is critical to prevent human-to-human transmission of COVID-19.
Studies of influenza, influenza-like illness, and human coronaviruses provide evidence that the use of a medical mask can prevent the spread of infectious droplets from an infected person to someone else and potential contamination of the environment by these droplets. 13 There is limited evidence that wearing a medical mask by healthy individuals in the households or among contacts of a sick patient, or among attendees of mass gatherings may be beneficial as a preventive measure. 14-23 However, there is currently no evidence that wearing a mask (whether medical or other types) by healthy persons in the wider community setting, including universal community masking, can prevent them from infection with respiratory viruses, including COVID-19.
They are for preventing you from infecting other people, mainly.
In this document medical masks are defined as surgical or procedure masks that are flat or pleated (some are shaped like cups); they are affixed to the head with straps. They are tested according to a set of standardized test methods (ASTM F2100, EN 14683, or equivalent) that aim to balance high filtration, adequate breathability and optionally, fluid penetration resistance.
Wearing a medical mask is one of the prevention measures that can limit the spread of certain respiratory viral diseases, including COVID-19. However, the use of a mask alone is insufficient to provide an adequate level of protection, and other measures should also be adopted. Whether or not masks are used, maximum compliance with hand hygiene and other IPC measures is critical to prevent human-to-human transmission of COVID-19.
Studies of influenza, influenza-like illness, and human coronaviruses provide evidence that the use of a medical mask can prevent the spread of infectious droplets from an infected person to someone else and potential contamination of the environment by these droplets. 13 There is limited evidence that wearing a medical mask by healthy individuals in the households or among contacts of a sick patient, or among attendees of mass gatherings may be beneficial as a preventive measure. 14-23 However, there is currently no evidence that wearing a mask (whether medical or other types) by healthy persons in the wider community setting, including universal community masking, can prevent them from infection with respiratory viruses, including COVID-19.
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