As flu cases spike, is it time to start wearing masks again? | The-14

As flu cases rise, evidence shows routine mask wearing offers limited benefit. Experts urge staying home when sick and personal choice over mandates this winter

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People can protect themselves by staying indoors or by wearing #N95masks, she said. Strykowski added that they must be N95s because the cloth #masks many people used during the COVID-19 pandemic don’t provide enough #filtration.

[My additional advice: be sure to always carry your rescue #inhaler!! If you can use an allergy #filter on your HVAC system. Close your windows & use an indoor air filter machine.]

#ClimateCrisis #Climate #air #pollution #PublicHealth #wildlife #RespiratoryIllnesses

What I said on FB. I am practically begging people to leave because I'm not going to be able to stand it much longer, even if it's the only place I communicate with them.

I need to talk to you about wearing a mask.

For years I've told you why you should and I'm going to add one more thing: this regime's executive order that instructs agencies to halt communication with us. You will not be told when covid is high. You will not be told if bird flu crosses to humans and is a danger to you. You will not be told if your meat is contaminated. You will not be told if your pet food can kill your pets.

You need to protect yourself because this regime is not and will not. Put on a mask to protect yourself because there is no help for you, not anymore.

You will need to wear an N95 or a respirator. No cloth masks, no surgical masks, those do not protect from viruses and never did. Try 3M's N95 masks, or something from Cambridge Mask or Vogmask, or an Envo respirator. (I am currently using an Envo respirator because I no longer feel anything else gives me enough protection.) You can also search Project N95 for where to buy masks, and find out if you have a local Mask Bloc group who can supply you with masks.

Links in comments <-- was what I said, to find out that Facebook blocks posting of ProjectN95.com.

The links I gave (masks I have personal experience with):

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/health/hhs-cdc-fda-trump-pause-communication/index.html

https://us.cambridgemask.com/

https://www.vogmask.com/

https://envomask.com/

https://www.projectn95.org/

#USPoli #N95masks

Trump administration directs federal health agencies to pause communications

Amid a deluge of executive actions, the Trump administration has directed federal health agencies to pause external communications, such as regular scientific reports, updates to websites and health advisories, according to sources within the agencies.

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Gizmodo: FTC Is Now Refunding People Who Bought Razer’s Ridiculous Zephyr Masks. “If you let your gamer brain win and bought an N95 mask from Razer, a company best known for its keyboards and computer mice, then you may be entitled to compensation—well, at least a refund. The Federal Trade Commission announced Monday that it reached a settlement with the gaming hardware company that will […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/15/gizmodo-ftc-is-now-refunding-people-who-bought-razers-ridiculous-zephyr-masks/

Gizmodo: FTC Is Now Refunding People Who Bought Razer’s Ridiculous Zephyr Masks | ResearchBuzz: Firehose

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N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD Study Shows

“Any common face mask provides significant protection against the virus that causes #COVID-19, but #N95Masks are most effective at slashing the amount emitted by infected people

So-called “duckbill” N95 masks scored highest in the study, which measured the exhaled breath of participants who were tested both masked and unmasked to measure comparative outputs of SARS-CoV-2.

The inexpensive masks, which have two head straps and a horizontal seam, captured 98% of exhaled virus, according to the study published in eBioMedicine”

https://today.umd.edu/n95-masks-nearly-perfect-at-blocking-covid-umd-study-shows

N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD… | Maryland Today

Researchers Found Even Lower-Performing Masks Were Protective

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Maryland Today | #N95Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking #COVID, UMD… https://today.umd.edu/n95-masks-nearly-perfect-at-blocking-covid-umd-study-shows “The research shows that any mask is much better than no mask, and an N95 is significantly better than the other options. That’s the No. 1 message,..

The results also suggest that N95 masks, also known as #respirators, should be the standard of care in nursing homes and health care settings when respiratory viral infections are prevalent and transmission risk is elevated”

N95 Masks Nearly Perfect at Blocking COVID, UMD… | Maryland Today

Researchers Found Even Lower-Performing Masks Were Protective

Maryland Today

#Healthcare workers #NYC
Look up, wise up, rise up!

#Alttext: Health care workers protesting, in scrubs and #N95masks

* We are not martyrs for your "back to business" #capitalism, we are workers for #socializedhealthcare

* Don't call me a hero, end capitalist medicine

Great wrap-up of the current state of all things COVID-related (vaccines, variants, wastewater levels, masks, masking in healthcare, etc.), from the People’s CDC.

https://open.substack.com/pub/peoplescdc/p/peoples-cdc-weather-report-september

@novid #COVID #COVIDIsNotOver #COVIDIsAirborne #WearAMask #N95 #N95Masks #CleanAir #USHealthCare #PublicHealth #HealthCareIsAHumanRight #CDC #PeoplesCDC @PeoplesCDC

People's CDC Weather Report September 25, 2023

More masks back in healthcare; great oped in CNN and a Gallup poll shows Americans view COVID situation as worsening

People's CDC

Another good one:

Please consider signing this petition urging CDC Director Mandy Cohen to acknowledge and advocate for a multi-layered (Swiss cheese) approach to preventing COVID. Let her know that the current “You do you” and vaccine-only approaches don’t cut it.
😷 + 💉 = 🧀

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/demand-cdc-use-all-the-tools-to-beat-sars-cov-2-we-dont-accept-constant-infection

@novid #COVID #COVIDIsNotOver #COVIDIsAirborne #WearAMask #N95 #N95Masks #CleanAir #USHealthCare #PublicHealth #HealthCareIsAHumanRight