@lenalanadie @agirlopinions @BonaFideMasks I just wore one of those the other day for the first time in a long time and they are just simply not breathable enough for me
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#CovidIsAirborne, & almost 60% of transmission is from the symptomless infected people all around you. That’s why we need masks AT LEAST in healthcare!
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@agirlopinions Try @BonaFideMasks? You can get a 10-pack of Powecom KN95s for around $15.
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@Kenneth33071904 Have you blocked more people than usual in that time frame? I know that has a direct effect on your reach (which is an extremely twisted policy imo)
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Hey y’all ..
.. remember that time a week or so ago when I was getting 1 Million impressions on my tweets… and I said “bye, I’m famous now.” ..
..well, I have GOOD NEWS! My tweets are only getting 100 views now and we can be friends again!!
#BestiesAgain !!
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@MackayIM @offhandmanor1 @Craig_A_Spencer Oh, then you mean “no” in the colloquial sense. Because “yes” means you don’t catch it again in most people’s minds. But as we have seen with covid, that’s far from the truth & often times each repeat infection causes one’s overall health to further decline.
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@offhandmanor1 @Craig_A_Spencer Yes. As with any infection.
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I've spent a lot of the last week speaking to people across government, media, and other actors involved in the Ebola response. Some reflections:
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@maolesen Is there any more recent info about Covid’s r0? I thought omicron’s r0 was similar to measles
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This illustrates why I'm far more concerned about Ebola than Hantavirus. In addition, this particular strain (Bundibugyo) has a high false negative rate with testing. Don't forget the super spreader event coming up either.
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@Maryee @j_g_allen Since everyone’s had covid one or more times, I wouldn’t really trust anyone’s sense of smell at this point. Recent research showed that >60% of people who thought they had completely recovered their sense of smell after covid still had deficits.
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@j_g_allen This is good to know. I got into my house this morning and couldn’t smell anything. But yesterday and Thursday people were posting all over that they were smelling fruity smells. The wind changes direction in the afternoon and comes in off the ocean. Not a good thing for inland
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MMA, the chemical in the tank that will explore or spill in Orange County, has an odor threshold of 0.11 ppb, which is 100x lower than the Acute Exposure Guideline Level (AEGL) of 17.
Meaning: if there's a release to air and you can't smell the acrid/fruity smell, you're well below the acute hazard level.
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@CHAOSARTKIM @reuterspictures What’s up is that he’s the only one wearing adequate PPE to be in the presence of an ebola patient. Not 1 inch of your body should be exposed.
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Two children of an American Ebola patient look through a window at their father in the isolation ward at the Charite hospital in Berlin, Germany reut.rs/4dBAJXM 📸 Charite Hospital
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@ibrake4ants @IanCopeland5 Most of the funds provided by us taxpayers thru USAID never reached those it was intended for.
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Name the last time Ebola caused a pandemic...
Exactly
Insider Paper@TheInsiderPaper
BREAKING: Former CDC director says Ebola outbreak is suspected 'to become a very significant pandemic’ — The Hill
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@BirdieBittern Kathy’s sounds like it wasn’t too serious of a complication. One of my family members had low blood pressure after the procedure & had to stay a few more hours. Maybe it was something like that.
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First Amy Schumer and now Kathy Griffin?
What on earth is going on with colonoscopies🧐
Are doctors suddenly forgetting how do them?
Or are people in overall worse health when they go in to have one done?
Or, both?
ew.com/kathy-griffin-…
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Do you like how earloop respirators look, but not their seal quality?
Worn as-is, an earloop has only one anchor point. It may test well on static exercises, but not with motion.
I found and tested a unique ear saver design that mimics a headstrap's two anchor points.
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@AdvancedTweaker I don’t think I would ever wear that ear saver thing if headstrap masks are available, but this could be valuable in a supply shortage
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This is the ear saver. The earloops hook up and thread just behind your ears. You can 3D print your own, or get it from Etsy here: etsy.com/ca/listing/902…
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@LazarusLong13 @AeonCoin They need to give more explicit examples of how transmission takes place. For example: Person A touched a cup that the ebola patient used; Person A had lesions invisible to the naked eye on their skin, so virus particles on the cup entered Person A’s body.”
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I generally agree with Dr. Scott.
Not in this case.
Unfortunately, he is ignoring the fact of abundant aerosols from vomit, diarrhea, coughing, and more rarely, sneezing.
The 1-10 virion inoculum.
The site of infection being mucous membranes as acknowledge by even the WHO.
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Jake Scott, MD@jakescottMD
Robert Redfield predicting a “very significant pandemic” from this Ebola outbreak misstates the basic epidemiology. Filoviruses spread through direct contact with bodily fluids from symptomatic patients; even the 2013–16 West Africa outbreak that killed ~11,300 people remained a regional epidemic. Cross-border spread is a real concern worth preparing for, but pandemic is the wrong word.
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@DrMLivingston @Qantas Next time just say it’s a portable fan; air purifier probably sounds too ‘scary’ for them 🙄
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Was giving the Smart Air QT3 a go on @qantas flight to Brisbane, cabin crew initially thought it’s a small heater as it’s cold this morning.
Explained what it was.
Just had them taken off us @Qantas by cabin crew.
Huh?
First time ever on any flight either domestic or international always had HEPA allowed on any flights previously since 2021.
They are hand held and can easily be held for take off and landing.
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I Brake 4 Ants retweetledi
CDC RISK LEVEL: VERY LOW
CDC says there is very low to no risk to the public at this time. **
**unless you run into the passengers of the Ebola flights who we released into your community, then the risk is very high, but otherwise you’re good though.
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@CT9397 I’m not flying anywhere anytime soon, but yeah I guess I would at least do n95 + glasses or safety glasses and alcohol wipes…
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@ibrake4ants So we have to wear goggles and a full hazmat suit on flights now? I am sorry but I am sticking to my N95 and Chlorox wipes.
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Yes, Ebola is airborne because we don’t have “droplets” without some of them being aerosolized. However, focusing on this may cause ppl to ignore the main mechanism of infection, which is droplets/aerosols landing on skin & mucous membranes. An N95 is NOT ENOUGH PROTECTION.
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@HelenBranswell Still way lower than the 2014-2015 outbreak in west Africa.
10's of thousands were infected and more than 11,000 died.
who.int/emergencies/si…
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1. #WHO updated today on the #Ebola #Bundibugyo outbreak in DRC: @drtedros.who.int was asked about Marco Rubio's claim that WHO was slow in identifying the outbreak. Tedros diplomatically suggested Rubio may not understand countries detect outbreaks. statnews.com/2026/05/20/who…
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@DavosSafety @oldfshndanne @DentalMasks @zhouliang_mask I use a 3m vflex and drag it above my mouth & to form a seal around my nose while the dentist is working on my mouth. At the same time, I also hold my Airfanta 4Lite on my chest less than a foot away from my face on medium speed. It’s worked ok for me so far🤞🏻@findmeabluebird
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@oldfshndanne @DentalMasks @zhouliang_mask Yeah, that too. There was an interesting discussion:
x.com/findmeabluebir…
Lisa Foreman APRN-C@findmeabluebird
@zhouliang_mask @DavosSafety If you're planning to offer a modular mask in future, is it possible to include a nose-only configuration for dental work? There is a great need for airborne protection during dental work, but few current options, and I worry about the long-term availability of Readimasks. ⬇️
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Time for a new way of dental mask (not @DentalMasks PAPR).
@zhouliang_mask
Gerard Hughes ( @ghhughes.bsky.social )@ghhughes
ReadiMasks are no longer NIOSH approved. And haven't been for over a year. Voluntary Rescission of ReadiMask's NIOSH approval was granted March 25, 2025 at the request of Global Safety First, LLC. This applies to both the small N1901S and the large N1901L models currently sold on ReadiMask dot com under the no longer valid TC-84A-8133 approval number. ReadiMask continue to claim NIOSH approval on their website homepage and elsewhere. However, ReadiMask quietly memory holed their 2019 NIOSH approval letter that they used to link to on their website's disclaimer page. And their link to the NIOSH approval on the CDC website is now 404. It’s unknown at this time why GSF requested the voluntary rescission. It’s common for companies discontinuing a single model of respirator, or for companies getting out of the respirator market entirely to request a rescission. It's possible they are working on a replacement, such as the ReadiMask365 announced in 2022, but they haven't made any announcements about that mask since then. The rescission does not necessarily mean the unapproved masks are bad, but they no longer qualify as OSHA compliant for workplace use. More details on the Reddit post linked in the next comment... 🧵
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@ghhughes @CutieCircle Do they have expiration dates on their masks? If the adhesive breaks down over time, maybe expiration dates would be informative? I just noticed that the headbands are completely shot on my 3m auras that I bought almost 3 years ago. 😭
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I don't have any reason to think they are defective, although the adhesive can become less effective over time. But that issue pre-dates the voluntary rescission.
Some people use liquid Mastisol medical adhesive or Cav wipes to help the ReadiMasks stick better.
I don't know why they asked for a voluntary rescission, but it may be due to ongoing costs of maintaining NIOSH approval.
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ReadiMasks are no longer NIOSH approved. And haven't been for over a year.
Voluntary Rescission of ReadiMask's NIOSH approval was granted March 25, 2025 at the request of Global Safety First, LLC.
This applies to both the small N1901S and the large N1901L models currently sold on ReadiMask dot com under the no longer valid TC-84A-8133 approval number.
ReadiMask continue to claim NIOSH approval on their website homepage and elsewhere. However, ReadiMask quietly memory holed their 2019 NIOSH approval letter that they used to link to on their website's disclaimer page. And their link to the NIOSH approval on the CDC website is now 404.
It’s unknown at this time why GSF requested the voluntary rescission. It’s common for companies discontinuing a single model of respirator, or for companies getting out of the respirator market entirely to request a rescission. It's possible they are working on a replacement, such as the ReadiMask365 announced in 2022, but they haven't made any announcements about that mask since then.
The rescission does not necessarily mean the unapproved masks are bad, but they no longer qualify as OSHA compliant for workplace use.
More details on the Reddit post linked in the next comment...
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@andstevens11 @Truther_pro @TheWhiteWitchTM @govt_corrupt And contrary to the current messaging, Ebola is a lot harder to avoid than covid when you’re in the presence of an infected person. You have to make sure every inch of your skin is covered with PPE
I Brake 4 Ants@ibrake4ants
Yes, Ebola is airborne because we don’t have “droplets” without some of them being aerosolized. However, focusing on this may cause ppl to ignore the main mechanism of infection, which is droplets/aerosols landing on skin & mucous membranes. An N95 is NOT ENOUGH PROTECTION.
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@Truther_pro @TheWhiteWitchTM @govt_corrupt Well, let’s see you be so blasé around Ebola. You’ll piss your pants if it does come our way. You’ll bend to save your skin. Your insults show you’ve run out of actual real thought.
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The WHO knew Hantavirus was too weak to cause a global pandemic.
And since only Canada and Australia would've been retarded enough to play those Covid era lockdown games again...
They moved to Ebola and declared it a global health emergency. The WHO is a terrorist organization!
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