#EssentialMaskBrace designed by former Apple engineer to secure your surgical mask. For purchase and open source designs available at https://xitter.cf/t.co/gxODGjzjSX
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Fix The Mask retweeted
11. If you have brought lots of earloop masks and can't afford to buy proper headstrap respirators, you can always get a “mаsk brace” to improve the fit of KF94/KN95s (which are effectively the same as surgical mаsks on~90% of people). @FixTheMask
Fix The Mask retweeted
19/ If only surgical masks are available, they can be made A LOT safer w/ inexpensive brace like @FixTheMask (probably cheaper than the often mandated face shields that are probably wasting $$ in Philippines). Helps a lot in leak tests
Can make your own: fixthemask.com/products/v2-d…
Fix The Mask retweeted
Omicron has heightened the need for a high filtration mask that fits tightly. W/surgical, there's often a gap. Reminds me of this Bay Area sisters' invention
@FixTheMask that provides an effective fix! abc7news.com/fix-the-mask-se…
Fix The Mask retweeted
“Because surgical masks are available ubiquitously and widely used, sending fitters — which would be quick, easy and cheap to mass produce — with a package of three-ply surgical masks could happen urgently, allowing people to start wearing them now.”
Fix The Mask retweeted
Mask fitters should be recommended as well.
Some designs:
making.engr.wisc.edu/mask-fi…
fixthemask.com/
3dprint.nih.gov/discover/3dp…
Fix The Mask retweeted
2/ ideally would use N95, or surgical grade mask with a mask brace such as @FixTheMask
@larmbrust @sri_srikrishna may have more information on different types of commercial masks available on Amazon and their efficacy #betterMasks
Fix The Mask retweeted
Expert Nicolas Smit @PPEtoheros gave testimony on US masking policies, including a "Timeline of negligence" under Trump and Biden. This is a powerful start to the Global Workers' Inquest into the COVID-19 Pandemic! #CovidInquest #Omicron #covidvariant wsws.org/en/articles/2021/11…
Fix The Mask retweeted
First 2 #Omicron cases in North America. Ontario 🇨🇦 says 2 cases of #B11529 COVID-19 variant detected in Ottawa in people who recently travelled from Nigeria 🇳🇬. #COVID19
cbc.ca/news/politics/omicron…
Fix The Mask retweeted
It was a great article although you promoted surgical masks as superior airborne PPE despite the fact they dont offer respiratory protection at all & need a brace in order to be effective which you left out. Without a tight seal, the air bypasses the mask. cdc.gov/niosh/npptl/pdfs/Und…
Latest on mask optimization from Bill Lindsley's team at NIOSH/CDC. medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/… Tighten up your straps, double mask, or add brace to improve performance for source control and personal protection. /1
Fix The Mask retweeted
"Being able to use the NX start-up program has been revolutionary for our company" hear more from Sabrina Paseman, CEO & co-inventor of @FixtheMask, on how they brought their #innovative idea for a mask fitter to life:
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Fix The Mask retweeted
I’m a happy user of @armbrust_usa masks…but only in combination with @FixTheMask’s brace, which I backed on Kickstarter in July 2020, because aerosol was obvious even then.
Fix The Mask retweeted
This is why you should wear an N95 (N100 more comfortable and protective) when you go to the doctor.
And bring a @FixTheMask in case they make you swap to a surgical mask.
xitter.cf/linseymarr/status/1450…
Fix The Mask retweeted
Backup tip. Buy a @FixTheMask for when the hospital requires you to swap out of your N95.
Because these outbreaks go hand in hand with mind-boggling stupid IPC decisions.
Correlation - not causation.
Based on anecdata.
Fix The Mask retweeted
COVID IS NOT SPREAD ON HANDS*
Lungs have the surface area of tennis court & virus is inhaled in infected air
Telling people to wash hands to prevent a respiratory pandemic is negligence
*CDC: 1 in 10,000 risk from a touch, so possible but very unlikely
Fix The Mask retweeted
All that being said, it's still a great idea to take precautions! I wear an @armbrust_usa surgical mask (made of N95 material) + @FixTheMask mask brace, which gives me 97% to 99% FFE, plus a face shield primarily for some eye protection. And, stay outdoors + improve ventilation.
Fix The Mask retweeted
"Knowing exactly where your mask comes from and how it is being tested is of vital importance to keep you safe...Having a USA-made and tested mask is the way to go to ensure yours will effectively protect you." via @nypost @the_grandcannon
nypost.com/2021/09/15/where-…
Fix The Mask retweeted
And would expect to find an even greater reduction with N95 masks or surgical masks w/ fitters such as @FixTheMask
Sadly, while vaccines remain out of reach for the world’s most impoverished people, other pandemic tools like #BetterMasks are the only viable immediate option.
Fix The Mask retweeted
The paper referenced in this article was finally peer reviewed and published in July!
Check out the data on #MaskFitters for yourself
FTM=@FixTheMask
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
Fix The Mask retweeted
The cloth mask that may have kept you safe last year won’t this time around. Wear the best masks you can: N95, KF94, or KN95.
If you can’t afford, consider surgical masks and a brace (like one from @FixTheMask).
And, if you can, please help others access more protective masks.
