@ChristinaPushaw Sure, when they tell me how covid is stopped by a mask particle hole size 10x. https://t.co/bg94YGPFhN
@neok_resident @candice57969418 @CarlyAtch @GovStitt @joy4ok @officialOKGOP Companies may have, but I always cautioned against it. It is illegal without a lot of prep. I KNOW I didn't say that about N95s. Here is that research https://t.co/QYVptvPzHm
@AuntieSyzygy @exilefromgroggs The wash destroys static-electrical filtering properties You can even make FFP2 (N95) grade masks at home ———— Well-fitted masks made of the right cloths work as well as N95 grade High thread-count cotton, with a layer of
@mrwainaina_ @BD_Africa Any face covering is better than no face covering. N/KN95 is supposedly top of the line. Filters out at least 95% of particles. 5% ineffective. Single ply cloth mask would filter out about 55%. Which means that a cloth mask is only
RT @Emily_Burns_V: 7/ This is why N-95’s are fit-tested, b/c they offer virtually NO protection with even a 1% gap—as noted in this paper…
RT @WeingartenDE: Die #Studie "#Aerosol #Filtration Efficiency of Common Fabrics Used in Respiratory Cloth #Masks" belegte, das #Baumwolle,…
@sophielouisecc Sorry Simon, we knew long before SARS-CoV-2 that they reduce virus transmission. https://t.co/cyYD5ORswx https://t.co/YaLpvUlqfi https://t.co/FZHVCCaVvT https://t.co/wOwaiQn9Yz https://t.co/CuqzAXkpt3 https://t.co/p1UjSPnPVO https://t.co/8
@JosiKnowsBest @BlaylockMooky @Truth_in_Number Oh and unlike you, I work with sources https://t.co/JJZier1K3N
@AugustusFinkno1 @tlasmaster Wrong, for many reasons. You seem not to understand the difference between a necessary and sufficient condition. https://t.co/dPb43CGDuK
@CherylGrainger4 @MountainBec @telfordvillan @tomhfh Meanwhile, a small sample of actual science... https://t.co/cyYD5ORswx https://t.co/YaLpvUlqfi https://t.co/FZHVCCaVvT https://t.co/wOwaiQn9Yz https://t.co/CuqzAXkpt3 https://t.co/p1UjSPnPVO https
@TimothyNuell @JReinerMD @MaxBoot This one is pretty good, but shows that a 1% gap will destroy any mask efficiency. Importantly, I think it shows that engineers should probably be studying this. With doctors interpreting the results in relation to what d
@Cutsyclare @mash_6_6 @bethcapper24 @bazjudson You are completely missing the point. Colman's piece, which you shared, contains no references. It is unsubstantiated rubbish. It's quite easy to provide sources of information using twitter on a phone.... ht
@vulpine2020 @GrantMcLellan9 Yep they do https://t.co/eM4BLoGJip
@SwaledaleMutton @stuffmyhusbuns @CoClarified @MaureenStroud @mamasaurusMeg @KristenMeghan @meetuatthefence @RUDizzyBlud78 @Knight2Archer @apmalong You know I don’t follow you on twitter, right? I’m going by the one low-quality study you posted in this thr
@meetuatthefence @RUDizzyBlud78 @Knight2Archer @apmalong A newsweek story. Right. https://t.co/sJ6R1hij35
@karenvaites @DLeonhardt Science already told us this! https://t.co/Inw4IWA2zf
@IslandRehabHub @Imonlyslightly @MichaelConnor88 @tewythetew @calvinrobinson @danwootton At least look at the literature before making such a misinformed comment. https://t.co/eM4BLoGJip
RT @Shige327: @BB45_Colorado 敢えて、布で分析してるような情報もあります。 いずれにせよ、キーは「帯電」ですね。 布の素材そのものではなく、いかに帯電し、捕捉するか。 https://t.co/uwAaZ6Jcuy
RT @Emily_Burns_V: 7/ This is why N-95’s are fit-tested, b/c they offer virtually NO protection with even a 1% gap—as noted in this paper…
@JeffCavanagh1 @AvrilaWrites @ryderseashells @wecarryon2 It depends on the cloth (also fit, but that applies to all). Some cloths can function as a good filter. But there is no way to break this down in the field, especially without any sort of product c
@danwootton Is it any of your business, or are you simply a twat that thinks you know better when in fact you know sweet FA https://t.co/eM4BLoGJip
@Djenr8 @richdatasci 13/70"Aerosol Filtration Efficiency of Common Fabrics Used in Respiratory Cloth Masks" Konda et al., ACS Nano, April 24 2020: https://t.co/YYY6gYWDyP …
@jmcrookston @LettersfromTim Cotton and silk is enough to do better than nothing once high tech supply chains completely collapse. https://t.co/YuQ5cC56Fx
@Roga_Windmill @PleaseBrushMe @ChristianWalk1r I'm going to give you this scientific study that you're not going to read. You're going to skim it. You're going to pick a sentence out of context. I'm going to point out the context, then you're going to get
@EllrodtAxel @imaybeaboot @Jul101Vie @HemaQuebec Cet article, révisé par les pairs. Oui, je connais l'article dont vous parlez. J'y ai fait souvent référence. Merci pour votre apport dans ce fil. :) https://t.co/kWIRuNI9J4
RT @SwaledaleMutton: @D16584667 @FraiseAdam You didn't read it then? How about this one also showing they are effective: https://t.co/sJ6R…
@D16584667 @FraiseAdam You didn't read it then? How about this one also showing they are effective: https://t.co/sJ6R1hij35
@UKnowwho222 @ResourcefulHDR @BrodinPetter Really now? https://t.co/LOXgLvKK3T , https://t.co/6RbDDSEFvH , then all this must be a illusion or simply something you wish to neglect....
@addisonclover What about the Science? Science says masks do nothing stop being sheep! https://t.co/TCiU379qNC
@DeAnnaCharett @matty_323 @ShwetaS53164384 @mhdksafa Yeah, here’s an actual source which says the effectiveness of cloth masks is anywhere from 5% to 80% which is frankly, ridiculous. https://t.co/xAV157lGpV
@mofo_homo @DeAnnaCharett @ShwetaS53164384 @mhdksafa Why are you lying? https://t.co/JJZier1K3N
RT @lorrrraaaaine: @RanuDhillon https://t.co/MnjjvrBxHq Here’s study on how to get 91%effective cloth😷but issue is fit as tiny gap is HUGEL…
RT @lorrrraaaaine: @RanuDhillon https://t.co/MnjjvrBxHq Here’s study on how to get 91%effective cloth😷but issue is fit as tiny gap is HUGEL…
RT @lorrrraaaaine: @RanuDhillon https://t.co/MnjjvrBxHq Here’s study on how to get 91%effective cloth😷but issue is fit as tiny gap is HUGEL…
RT @Marc_Montana: @drlizzieskinner Bro, unless you have coughing fits or Tuberculosis with sputum, masks do nothing for Covid, the size of…
RT @lorrrraaaaine: @RanuDhillon https://t.co/MnjjvrBxHq Here’s study on how to get 91%effective cloth😷but issue is fit as tiny gap is HUGEL…
@RanuDhillon https://t.co/MnjjvrBxHq Here’s study on how to get 91%effective cloth😷but issue is fit as tiny gap is HUGELY problematic;N95too🦠💨 Read studies where 20layers cotton muslin was 100%effective but impractical #suffocate If ALL just wore 1/2way d
@DeusMozzarella @RadCentrism2 There have been a few. But even the ones showing efficacy are irrelevant imo. We tend to use controlled studies when we don’t understand the physics of a given phenomenon. But here we understand exactly how/whether certain fa
@bullfrog35 @kylenabecker Heres why cloth masks don't work too! https://t.co/owmShq8tny
@dcexaminer Thats because masks do nothing to covid! https://t.co/VzHU50kbuK
@DougHARDY20 @spudtayder @drlizzieskinner Yea I am sure Smart Air is scientific and all and show all their data.... Heres an actual "real" study broseph! https://t.co/145EdFsZzb
@DougHARDY20 @drlizzieskinner Really? Well call me a monkey's uncle, lets use some logic shall we? Assuming we can use logic without being an Epidemiologist??? https://t.co/3UMDW0kVTa
RT @Marc_Montana: @drlizzieskinner Bro, unless you have coughing fits or Tuberculosis with sputum, masks do nothing for Covid, the size of…
@drlizzieskinner Bro, unless you have coughing fits or Tuberculosis with sputum, masks do nothing for Covid, the size of covid particles are 0.1 - 0.5 microns! Masks can filter particulates up to 6.0 microns. https://t.co/145EdFsZzb https://t.co/HgmocxXL
RT @Emily_Burns_V: 7/ This is why N-95’s are fit-tested, b/c they offer virtually NO protection with even a 1% gap—as noted in this paper…
@HartPonder @EricSpahn2 @Proud2BScotBrit Yes! Exactly! Here's some data on the effectiveness vs various particle sizes! The graphs don't show 0.0 filtration efficiency, do they! You are very frustrating. https://t.co/Yb5Qxc0Yyu
@EpektasisJohn I personally wouldn’t go anywhere without an N95+. But a lot of masks/materials can be effective. https://t.co/dPb43CGDuK
@ErrataRob Obviously not all cloth masks are equal, but they are more effective at lowering outbound virus load than inbound, as virus containing droplets have not evaporated. Plus efficiency of many cloths goes up at smaller particle sizes https://t.co/9a
@DaliessioVince @incogneato128 @AP "Hence, the minimum size of a respiratory particle that can contain SARS-CoV-2 is calculated to be approximately 9.3 μm." https://t.co/UvVwZ5Rc0e Cotton cloth is very effective at filtering particles of that size. http
RT @RadCentrism: @DickInemibum Absolutely. Depends on the fabric. https://t.co/dPb43CGDuK
@_ericting Intuitively we know this to be true. No one would walk through a cloud of anthrax with even the smallest gap in their very best mask. But there’s also research on this. Table 1 in this study shows the decrease in effectiveness with gaps. https
@DickInemibum Absolutely. Depends on the fabric. https://t.co/dPb43CGDuK
@Gigi51669370 @czar19842012 Here's a few studies. There are a lot more studies on the efficacy of masks where these came from. I guess you side with the CDC. https://t.co/7SjxflN460 https://t.co/PwPtJqZpg3 https://t.co/eJjypzo05U https://t.co/eKg6pO4uI
@rquiroga777 Más vale que no es lo mismo mandato que su uso. Vas a vigilar persona que use un barbijo N95 sin un mínimo gap? La política pública tiene que considerar que el acto social es distinto a un laboratorio, es impensable que todos usen la N95 sin u
RT @Emily_Burns_V: 7/ This is why N-95’s are fit-tested, b/c they offer virtually NO protection with even a 1% gap—as noted in this paper…
@mother_fighting @shubh_pawar @ben_dietd @AlaskaAir Also known since 2020: masks block a *LOT* of aerosol particles https://t.co/7rVDafJHaP
RT @Emily_Burns_V: 7/ This is why N-95’s are fit-tested, b/c they offer virtually NO protection with even a 1% gap—as noted in this paper…
RT @Emily_Burns_V: 7/ This is why N-95’s are fit-tested, b/c they offer virtually NO protection with even a 1% gap—as noted in this paper…
RT @Emily_Burns_V: 7/ This is why N-95’s are fit-tested, b/c they offer virtually NO protection with even a 1% gap—as noted in this paper…
@robertopaulos85 @MelsyJ @KatieBellis @DrTarekArab @TonyHinton2016 Oh dear, more papers for you to not read. We knew masks worked long before Covid-19. https://t.co/cyYD5ORswx https://t.co/YaLpvUlqfi https://t.co/FZHVCCaVvT https://t.co/wOwaiQn9Yz https:
@catlady7711 @ZubyMusic I quickly glanced at your links. Most seem to be political debate about science. Rather than science. These people need to publish papers and have them peer reviewed. Unless they are claiming there's a scientific community in consp
@LizHighleyman @DrLeanaWen All protection is meaningful. Best protection is best. This is obvious. https://t.co/dPb43CGDuK
@DonBrooks2022 @TheIrishFireGuy @AlexanderOwen24 @scotiafarmgirl @nsgov Awesome. Read this. https://t.co/wJB2oKpmyH
@TeacherNYC9 @NancyK07312478 @Viver691 @AbraarKaran I've been back in an office (60 people on my floor, 6-story building, 5' tall cubicles), since May 2020. Since Delta, I've worn a KF94 mask all day in my cube & add a 4-layer cloth mask (600 thread c
@kewgardens1 @ReubenR80027912 @mattyglesias Let’s not be silly. Surgical masks, 3+ layer/varied material cloth masks, and N/KN 95s all have decent to good efficacy. https://t.co/saFffzMm5D
@flowermusickids @kprather88 @CDCgov Cotton+silk or cotton+chiffon is around 80% in this study, but requires care to ensure excellent fit. I bought some masks made like this from Etsy early on, but ended up switching to KF94 shortly thereafter. https://t.
@a_centrism @KarenRylander @wil_da_beast630 They can help, depends on the mask and material. But N95+ is best. https://t.co/dPb43CGDuK
@HeathMickle @hansel21_ @BerryTartlet @SarahCaul_ONS @ListenVery @kath782 Oh lordy, do we have to explain face coverings as well? Ohhhhh-kayyyy https://t.co/cyYD5ORswx https://t.co/YaLpvUlqfi https://t.co/FZHVCCaVvT https://t.co/wOwaiQn9Yz https://t.c
@Francesstead1 @GamblerWelsh @SamLowryEsq @AndyYoungUK @BBCNews This is an over simplic idea and ignores mechanism like gravity sedimentation, inertial impaction, interception, diffusion, and electrostatic attraction https://t.co/0oT5I4upZc
@ShadysideDillon @MirthDAL @Mikeggibbs You could try reading an actual study instead of a rando Facebook post. https://t.co/AZtaTFWhXW
@the_cool_amanda @paulracko @ChrisBarnardDL I am not wearing masks so this is kind of academic now and of course omicron changed the game in many ways. but this is a good article https://t.co/uouu55jZwo basically the fit is #1 and having a combination clo
@NuclearPatriot @Libertybibbledy @MagisterBracey You can retire this response. This disclaimer is only to avoid lawsuits. Even cloth masks are mostly effective if layered. If everyone divided their risk by 100, the pandemic would end quickly, even now.
@linseymarr @gregggonsalves @DontVoteSplit @mattbc @brosseau_lisa Did you tell your 10 year old that gap is rendering the efficacy of the N95 down to *zero* or are you going to withhold that information from her? https://t.co/1hUygBSRj0
@BilieJo1 @MogTx @KevinKileyCA You forget about electrostatic charges.Two diff materials, one cotton, the other synthetic. Stops anything. You are behind the American Chemical Society did a whole series of lab tests at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Cent