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If you've stopped wearing masks, you can simply start wearing masks again
If you've stopped wearing masks, you can simply start wearing masks again
Elizabeth Needham Waddell, PhDYes! I've started wearing mine again.
Dr. Zeke@DrLizNW @DotMaetrix
Thanks for doing so!
I never stopped, but working in a clinic always worried about getting other folks sick 😷
Would anyone find information about why/how/to what degree masks work useful? Considering all this "masks don't work" narrative?
Would anyone find information about these false dichotomies (black & white comparisons, e.g., "don't work") useful?
Not interested in "convincing" anyone as much as just providing relevant information.
@ZekeMD
From my perspective, it would be the most helpful to message that that there is STILL a need to mask. I work at a school of public health where faculty rarely wear masks in the office. We know that masks work. We don't really accept that reinfection is dangerous and it doesn't matter that we are all vaccinated. I think we are also getting desperate for face to face professional communication that is not through a screen. My 2 cents.
@DotMaetrix
From my perspective, it would be the most helpful to message that that there is STILL a need to mask. I work at a school of public health where faculty rarely wear masks in the office. We know that masks work. We don't really accept that reinfection is dangerous and it doesn't matter that we are all vaccinated. I think we are also getting desperate for face to face professional communication that is not through a screen. My 2 cents.
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@DrLizNW @DotMaetrix
Thank you for your valuable insight!
I will work on addressing the continuing need to mask and reinfection hazard as topics for more #PublicHealth education.
You are right that we are missing direct human interactions. My hope is that some industrial engineers will figure out a backwards-compatible way to improve indoor air quality relatively cheaply so sharing spaces in-person is less risky.
Thank you! Truly appreciate this conversation!