Did the Cochrane Canada folks really try to downplay the efficacy of respirators compared to baggyblues for an airborne pathogen?

Of course they did. They're *proud* of their intransigence.

“The panel compared evidence on type of mask, the panel notes that during high transmission risk there is a small additional benefit of masking with a respirator (N95/KN95) compared to a medical/surgical mask in community settings.”

https://can-pcc.recmap.org/recommendation/3c665ab5-96a2-4519-8617-3b047e30efeb

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#MaskMeansRespirator #N95OrBetter #N95 #CovidIsAirborne #MaskUp

In this article about #norovirus causing ~900 deaths per year, my favourite part was the casual mention at the end that during this present #covid "downswing", is still killing 450 PER DAY.

And that's just the US. #wearAMask #n95OrBetter #staysafe

https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/norovirus-cases-are-hurtling-upward-potentially-passing-2022s-record/

Thinking of starting a mask mutual aid for NZ. What do people reckon?

#NZTwit #nztwitts #NZTwitter #NZToots #maskmutualaid #MaskMutualAidNZ
#nztwips #nztweeter #NZMastodon #n95orbetter

I'll need some help in setting up a separate place to gather funds or I'll get cut off disability though is the only issue. Does anyone know how I can go about this and can anyone please help set something up because I simply don't have the energy.

Though I do have a WISE account it could go into if I can have help figuring out how to get the funds put into the card directly.

People will be able to post boxes of masks for redistribution to me and people can ask me for the masks and they will be posted some.
And I can collect funds to buy both N95s or better and also maybe some elastometric masks as well for people.

Just note I am disabled with extreme fatigue so if this becomes a thing that people are interested in contributing to and recieving from I'll be quite slow in getting them out because of how sick I am. I'll certainly do my best to get them out fast but again. I'm very sick and pushing myself can have devastating consequences so it'll be a slow project.
Masks ordered with cash to my wise account can probably be ordered and sent to people direct also so I won't need to get them in my hands to send them. Just an address and purchase a box or two.

About frigging time!
Too late for those you've already killed and disabled though!
#ThePandemicIsntOver
#WearAMask
#N95orBetter

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/12/05/cdc-encourages-people-to-wear-masks-to-prevent-spread-of-covid-flu-rsv.html