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11 Aug, 5 tweets, 3 min read
TIGHTEN THE FIT of masks. Sloppy masks leak a lot—especially backwards & to the sides. This is why we need to either double mask, tighten the straps, or wear tighter fitting masks with good nose bridge seal. #COVID19 #MaskUp
2) this is loose mask issue is partly why the CDC recommended people to either double mask or wear a specially knotted surgical mask with tied ends. See thread 🧵 for details.
3) Kids not only need masks, but they need HIGHER FILTRATION premium respirator masks, such as KN95 or KF94 or FFP2, in very least. Pediatric respirator masks are harder to find with adjustable ear loops, but they are available…. See thread 🧵 below. Stay safe my friends.
4) Another way for improved protection is to tighten the mask with a mask brace. HT @FixTheMask / fixthemask.com.
5) here are cheap/free ways to create your own mask brace for a tighter fit - including how to 3D print your own.

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13 Aug
📍SAD: >70,000 hospitalizations & 4700 lives in Florida and Texas could have saved by the end of July if those 2 states had vaccination coverage of ~74% like New England states, says @Alison_Galvani @Pratha_Sah. So, @GovRonDeSantis @GregAbbott_TX? #COVID19
commonwealthfund.org/blog/2021/incr… Image
2) “In contrast, the two states with the greatest burdens of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths currently — Florida and Texas — had fully vaccinated only 59.3 percent and 55.6 percent of their adult residents, respectively.”
3) “We calculated the number of deaths, hospitalizations, and cases that could have been averted if Florida & Texas had reached vaccination coverage of 74%. We found that by doing so, the two states could have averted >70,000 hospitalizations and 4,700 deaths by the end of July.
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13 Aug
WHO scientist said Chinese researchers had pushed back against linking #SARSCoV2 origins to Wuhan institute. “In the beginning, they didn’t want anything about the lab [in the report], because it was impossible, so there was no need to waste time on that”.
washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/…
2) In its report released earlier this year, the WHO-China team said it was “very unlikely” that the virus, officially named SARS-CoV-2, could have accidentally leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology or another facility in the Chinese city where infections were first found.
3) A discussion of whether to include the lab-leak theory at all lasted until 48 hours before the conclusion of the mission, Ben Embarek told the Danish reporters.
Read 4 tweets
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13 Aug
🔥4 teachers in one Florida school district passed away in just 1 day. Broward County had tried to instate a school mask mandate—but @GovRonDeSantis blocked it and ordered withholding of state $ funds from the school district if it did not comply. ➡️This could be any school next.
2) “The vicious virus, in less than one day this week, between Tuesday and Wednesday, claimed the lives of three Broward County school teachers and one of its assistant teachers. miami.cbslocal.com/2021/08/12/bro…
3) Broward Teachers Union President Anna Fusco said, “Within a 24-hour span, we had an assistant teacher pass away, a teacher at her school pass away, an elementary teacher pass away and another teacher at a high school.”
Read 7 tweets
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13 Aug
Breakthrough #COVID19 infections happen, but anti-vaxxers who invoke it as excuse not to vaccinate have no idea / ignore their own damn risk if they don’t. That said, armor can slowly corrode—hence booster can be needed. The armor still helps. #VaccinesWork

HT @SlyngCartoons Image
2) anti vaxxers conveniently ignore amputations … “but but but did she die??” — they would ask.
3) A reminder - the #DeltaVariant can spread via FLEETING exposure of just seconds! That is why it has so much breakthroughs - because it is much faster transmission than before that our immune system doesn’t always immediately stop it from making an initial “beachhead” landing.
Read 6 tweets
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13 Aug
📍Over **1 MILLION VACCINE DOSES** have been wasted in US. Booster shots are critical right now with the #DeltaVariant plus also waning efficacy after 6 months. Don’t waste! Use it to save lives or ship it overseas! Me & @AliHMokdad of @IHME_UW #COVID19🧵 thinkglobalhealth.org/article/time-s… ImageImage
2) ➡️The US government should begin rolling out COVID-19 booster shots for:

▪️people who are immunocompromised
▪️adults aged 60 and older
▪️racial and ethnic minority groups
▪️health care workers
▪️other essential workers
▪️people experiencing homelessness
▪️incarcerated people
3) the best way to help developing world is to NOT waste any doses!
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12 Aug
⚠️Even youths with *mild or asymptomatic* initial #COVID19 infections may experience #LongCovid—affecting schooling, sleep: 11-15% of infected youths might “end up with this long-term consequence—pretty devastating for school performance” says NIH chief🧵
nytimes.com/2021/08/08/hea… Image
2) “Will Grogan stared blankly at his ninth-grade biology classwork. It was material he had mastered the day before, but it looked utterly unfamiliar.
3) “I don’t know what you’re talking about,” he blurted. His teacher and classmates reminded him how adeptly he’d answered questions about the topic during the previous class. “I’ve never seen this before,” he insisted, becoming so distressed that the teacher excused him
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