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soniaSome Covid masks are better than others. I know – I’m the Mask Nerd by Aaron Collins.
I tried ordering some masks from Masklab a few days ago, and they haven't shipped yet. I hope they fit well once they get here!
Upgrading Masks [COVID-19] bysiderea. "I ordered a box for my household directly from Honeywell (https://ppe.honeywell.com)." She predicts shortages as everyone suddenly notices that omicron requires better masks. Comments are worth reading as well.
And a motivation to wear a better mask:
Cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from COVID-19 by Adam Hampshire, William Trender, Samuel R Chamberlain, Amy E. Jolly, Jon E. Grant, Fiona Patrick, et al.
Relatedly, The Brain Doesn’t Think the Way You Think It Does by Jordana Cepelewicz vianancylebov in a comment on another post from siderea on starting to talk about Long Covid.
A typical cloth mask, while better than nothing, only provides around 30-60% protection to the wearer. Surgical masks, while better at 40-80%, lack a tight fit to the face, resulting in large amounts of leakage around the mask.
Much, much better masks exist. [...] Mask makers such as Masklab and Posh have created highly decorative designed masks, with bright colours and intricate patterns. Many KF94 masks feature built-in ear-loop adjusters, making for a comfortable, but tight fit. Other mask makers such as 3M – with the 9152 (9105 in the US), a mask that helps the wearer breathe as if there were none on their face, while also providing a full range of motion for the jaw – provide great options for singers and choruses.
I tried ordering some masks from Masklab a few days ago, and they haven't shipped yet. I hope they fit well once they get here!
Upgrading Masks [COVID-19] by
siderea. "I ordered a box for my household directly from Honeywell (https://ppe.honeywell.com)." She predicts shortages as everyone suddenly notices that omicron requires better masks. Comments are worth reading as well.And a motivation to wear a better mask:
Cognitive deficits in people who have recovered from COVID-19 by Adam Hampshire, William Trender, Samuel R Chamberlain, Amy E. Jolly, Jon E. Grant, Fiona Patrick, et al.
Findings: People who had recovered from COVID-19, including those no longer reporting symptoms, exhibited significant cognitive deficits versus controls when controlling for age, gender, education level, income, racial-ethnic group, pre-existing medical disorders, tiredness, depression and anxiety. The deficits were of substantial effect size for people who had been hospitalised (N = 192), but also for non-hospitalised cases who had biological confirmation of COVID-19 infection (N = 326).
Relatedly, The Brain Doesn’t Think the Way You Think It Does by Jordana Cepelewicz via
nancylebov in a comment on another post from siderea on starting to talk about Long Covid.Recent work has found, for instance, that two-thirds of the brain is involved in simple eye movements; meanwhile, half of the brain gets activated during respiration.
