Hearted HoofIt's been a while since the last big OpenCPC update -
The new probe that you slide under the respirator to test fit without destructive modification is an interesting development.
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trendlessDon't sleep on fit tests and eye protection. SARS is gonna keep getting better at transmitting/infecting. Your health and life are on the line.
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The previous post's instructions you may have seen here is **not recommended anymore!** Instead, follow the steps below:... #cpcsupport #8020agang #niosh #8020a #8020m #8020 #tsi #m41pats #openaeros #fittest #fittesting #portacount #CPCSupport
Just Your Luck, You'll SurviveSick of being #sick ?
It's not too late!
Whether you're #Vaccinated or #Unvaxxed
Don't want #Covid or Covid again or just don't want a #Cold or #Flu or #RSV or whatever #MysteriousRespiratoryIllness is out there.
#Masks WORK!!
#ButNotSurgicalMasks and not #CLothMasks Be sure to get an #N95 (head straps) or #KN95 (ear straps) or #Elastomeric (like #Flomask)(pictured in my profile) or better and #FitTest !
Questions?
Tagging local because I'm in the #PNW #Seattle @WashingtonState
The black Laianzhi KN100 HYX1002 in medium and large.
Quick disambiguation: the medium has lettering in the middle panel and a straight-edged top panel, while the large has lettering in the bottom and a wavy-edged top panel. Not easy to tell just from the packaging.
The #OpenCPC condensing particle counter in the wild! @masknerd at the #AAAR23 American Association for Aerosol Research conference.
Repost of @masknerd 's tweet about his upcoming talk at the European Aerosol Conference about the OpenCPC: The world's first open source condensation particle counter.
Commercial particle counters are prohibitively expensive unless you can eBay an old working one. The Portacount 8020A I use for respirator fit testing is a discontinued model from decades ago.
Would love to move to unit that we can maintain and keep calibrated if the OpenCPC becomes a reality.
I think we'd best have a conversation about mask efficacy in the context of time-to-infection, viral load and other highly-speculative estimations that have been proffered over the course of the pandemic thus far.
You cannot build a rock-solid scientific model on top of such things.
#CovidIsAirborne #MaskUp #WearARespirator #N95 #P100 #FitTest #Wuhan #Alpha #Delta #Omicron #ForeverOmicron
Sam ButlerCan someone share the best mask recommendations for COVID currently? There are some pictures with in-depth test results and comparisons - can people reshare those pictures? (Trying to find them, struggling)
#covid #sarscov2 #masks #respirators #corona #coronavirus #fittest #mask #masking #airborne #virus #pandemic
Drager 1920 M/L: Sanity tested a sample from a new Ebay box before stocking up a family member for an overseas trip. The printing on the M/L looks more washed out compared to the S - no particular concerns about the vendor but I may as well make sure.
I'd already passed in the S size, but it looks like the M/L also fits. The M/L scores even higher but feels looser around the nose/chin. Will have to stress test later.
