Thread by @projectn95

“One study…found…#schools that required #masking had…37% lower incidence of #COVID19…Another study…found…high levels of #mask wearing among students helped keep…rate of in-school spread…to under 1%…as…cases were surging in the wider community.”
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@mgodoyh goes on:
“Not masking could be disastrous for schools, says Julie Swann, a department head and professor at North Carolina State University who leads a #COVID19 forecasting team funded by the @CDCgov”
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Adding handful (4) of tweets from experts on #Masks in #Schools 🧵here:
1st, former @Surgeon_General @JeromeAdamsMD reminds us #PPE good enough for doctors in the hospital can help mitigate spread in our schools, including high quality, fitted & authentic #N95 #masks.
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https://twitter.com/jeromeadamsmd/status/1437153946456428544

2nd, aerosol expert @HuffmanLabDU provides context for the controls available to us to mitigate spread in #Schools, including #Masks, #Filtration & #Ventilation, & #Testing, apart from the impt. of #vaccinating all working at schools who are eligible.
Huge 🧵 w/ resources:
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https://twitter.com/huffmanlabdu/status/1428388707141263360

3rd, @meganranney, a doctor who worked the frontlines herself, & helped co-found @getusppe, shares the frustration of seeing the effectiveness of #Masks belittled.
Why not take what is utilized for protection in hospitals to mitigate spread in #schools?
Use quality #masks!
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https://twitter.com/meganranney/status/1435105099454590977

4th, former @FDACommissioner @ScottGottliebMD reminds us no major business would force unvaccinated workers to return to work in a room all-day w/out same measures used before in the pandemic, like high-quality #masks.
Why have children return to #school w/out these measures?
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https://twitter.com/projectn95/status/1424401610373959689