Jennifer Hamilton, MD PhDJul 24, 2025

I don't wear a mask at home or when I'm outdoors, but I do mask up at work. Yesterday a patient I hadn't seen in years sighed "Covid, AGAIN?" I answered that I never stopped masking.

Now that we know how much masks (esp KN94/N95) reduce respiratory illness, why wouldn't you want your doc to wear a mask to see you? Odds are, I saw someone with a sore throat sometime in the last day or two. I don't want covid, or the flu, or a cold -- and I don't want to give any of those illnesses to you.

Show threadBill HookerNov 2
@jeneralist My PCP puts on a mask when she sees me wearing one, but it's one of those blue surgical ones, so not really much use. I appreciate the gesture, I guess, and it's better than nothing -- but I'd rather my doctor understood viral epidemiology a bit better.
Show threadJennifer Hamilton, MD PhD
@sennoma I really should update my profile pic, which dates back to when I was using the blue surgical masks in the office because we were saving all the N95s for the hospital team.
Nov 2 at 11:39amWeb