#Masking

Omnipotent Moral Busybody

OBusybody

Here is an updated version of my infographic providing data that shows masking young children in school is impractical and not backed up by research. All 52 citations are in

Andrew Morris

ASPphysician

I have drafted multiple rage-tweets following today's 2 pressers, but realize that I am just emotionally exhausted from the inevitability of it all:- people getting sick- families and businesses ruined-

David Keating

DavidLKeating

1/ On February 2, 2021 the National Personal Protective Technology Laboratory (NPPTL) published assessments for many foreign made masks, including KN95s. Some minimum #KN95 filtration results were < 26%! But

David Fisman

DFisman

So sickkids is doing a study to try to figure out whether masking is harmful in kids??There are 10,000 important kid-related questions for COVID and this is their research focus?I

1/ #OTD - 28 Dec 1870: Siege of Péronne, #SommeFollowing failed negotiations (see linked tangent thread), despite a thick river mist partially masking their targets, the German artillery began their

John Burn-Murdoch

jburnmurdoch

NEW with @jemimajoanna: why are so few people in the UK wearing masks?We dug into the numbers, the science and the nuance to see what’s going onStory here: https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2020/07/09/1594305988000/Why-are-we-not-wearing-masks-

Ontario Education Workers United

OntEdWorkers

The Ford government has made it clear a #SafeSeptember is not their priority. Listen as education workers explain why the current back-to-school plan is unsafe. Call Doug Ford and your

Ryan Imgrund

imgrund

”BUBBLE BUDDIES”: A Solution“We can’t let perfect be the enemy of good.”With no distancing requirements for JK to grade 12, “definite” exposure to TWO classmates is better than “highly probable”

Mari Manoogian

MariManoogian

The COVID vaccine is a medical miracle, and widespread distribution is going to be critical to getting our state open and back on the path to recovery.For all my Oakland

Caleb LoSchiavo, MPH

calebloschiavo

Now that I've gone through the stages of being disappointed, angry, and snarky, here's an actual public health thread on why an indoor basement sing-a-long piano bar is one of

Coping MAGA

CopingMAGA

We made a thread of Biden's first executive actions.Categories include:• Coronavirus• Financial Relief• Environment• Human rights• Immigration• Regulation• Ethics Coronavirus:- Start of his "100 Days Masking Challenge

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

“False sense of security”—high tech gathering of 49 tech thinkers was held in 4 day “bubble” without mask mandate after arrival+daily testing. Result? ~43% (21 of 49) of tech attendees

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

Japan knew it was airborne and changed policies early. “in rooms with dry, stale air—people coughing, sneezing, & even talking & singing, emit tiny particles that defy gravity—able to hang

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

The advantage of neoliberal ideology is that it allows you to act selfishly while thinking of yourself as unselfish. There are two ideological tools used to construct this otherwise contradictory

The Prince of Good Times

Ak5985965

Wrong. We have an edge over youLand Forces - you have 175,000 troops for entire Western Theatre including Russia and Central Asian nations. Lets say you commit all of them

Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH

ashishkjha

I want to talk about a conversation I had with my family tonight about opening schools and what it will takeFirst, lets be clear that schools have enormous benefit for

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