Masks4All: Wear a mask to stop the spread of Coronavirus (Jeremy Howard)

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Post by roi » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 1:02 PM UTC

Masks4All: Wear a mask to stop the spread of Coronavirus (Jeremy Howard)
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Post by kalium-xyz » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 1:10 PM UTC

Interesting how the public opinion on this turned around as the virus spread. I wonder if this will lead to people in the west wearing surgical masks during flu season like people do in Asia.

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Post by nyxtom » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 1:12 PM UTC

US Surgeon General continues to recommend against this for some reason

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Post by ardy42 » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 1:13 PM UTC

kalium-xyz wrote: post #2

Interesting how the public opinion on this turned around as the virus spread. I wonder if this will lead to people in the west wearing surgical masks during flu season like people do in Asia.

> I wonder if this will lead to people in the west wearing surgical masks during flu season like people do in Asia.

Normalizing masks will also help fight facial recognition. IIRC, the Chinese systems have trouble with people who are wearing a surgical mask and sunglasses. No attention-grabbing dazzle makeup required.

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Post by nitrogen » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 1:13 PM UTC

Has the mask supply situation improved? I still see empty shelves for things like gloves, sanitizers, etc.

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Post by sjg007 » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 1:15 PM UTC

nitrogen wrote: post #5

Has the mask supply situation improved? I still see empty shelves for things like gloves, sanitizers, etc.

No.

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Post by tyingq » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 1:15 PM UTC

nyxtom wrote: post #3

US Surgeon General continues to recommend against this for some reason

They seem convinced it will create a run on masks, leaving none for medical staff. Even though this message is clearly about home-made ones.

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Post by TheSoftwareGuy » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 1:16 PM UTC

nyxtom wrote: post #3

US Surgeon General continues to recommend against this for some reason

It's stupid. N95 masks are in short supply and so should be reserved for healthcare workers and those caring for the infected but sugical masks can still help slow the spread. People should be weraring those in public. But the only messaging from the top is not to wear the masks

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Post by yummybear » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 1:16 PM UTC

nyxtom wrote: post #3

US Surgeon General continues to recommend against this for some reason

I'm wondering about this myself. I mean I can understand not wanting to put pressure on the health system by adding extra supply, but homemade masks - even a bandana, must ad at least some protection.

Even if it only reduces R0 by a few procent that would mean a lot?

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Post by Reebz » Tue, Mar 31, 2020, 1:17 PM UTC

kalium-xyz wrote: post #2

Interesting how the public opinion on this turned around as the virus spread. I wonder if this will lead to people in the west wearing surgical masks during flu season like people do in Asia.

While I agree, it wasn’t just general public opinion. In NYC at least, it was widely stated in the media by government officials and doctors that masks were unnecessary if you’re healthy, and actually could be bad because people were 1) removing surgical/n95 masks from supply, 2) wearing a cloth mask improperly sanitized can make you sick with other things. I like how Jeremy’s site has directly addressed those original concerns.