Thread by @AbraarKaran

Short thread
1/ As much as we have been tweeting lately about #BetterMasks, & as much as wearing masks that offer higher source control & personal protection could quickly paralyze #covid19 transmission- even these are but one more tool in our playbook; they are not the only one.

2/ With that being said, the responses to our push for #BetterMasks from Drs. Fauci & Walensky last night on #CNNTownHall were frustrating- essentially "a mask is better than no mask" & "N95s are hard to tolerate for long periods of time"

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cnn.com/videos/health/…

3/ To bring more nuance here, I have said many times this would not be as simple as "mass produce N95s"- you still need to make sure the fit is correct & that people are using them consistently during high transmission risk situations both outside AND sometimes inside the house

4/ Moreover, N95s are one type of high filtration device; elastomeric, KN95s, KF94s, and high grade surgical masks w/ mask fitters are all other important solutions here. Ultimately, more innovation in this space is also needed for the future #covid19

hbr.org/2020/06/we-nee…

5/ But every case I have treated of #covid19 - most being frontline workers or their direct family- I have thought - what if that index worker had better protections in the workplace?

Would this infection have been prevented?

Most likely yes
hbr.org/2020/10/essent…