Did no watch the video but looking at the picture - one person is not wearing a face mask and the other is not wearing it correctly? We have lost our minds. I personally wear mine every time I go into a store. My personal choice that prevents me from spreading it if I had it based on what I read. I however am not going to berate someone else for their choice. I wish they would but at some point in time people have freedom to choose. smh.
There are two ladies I hang out with frequently. Both are what we'd call "white collar workers" (upper management, large retail) who were mandated by their employer (two different ones) to wear masks at all times. Both of these ladies developed pleurisy and ended up in the hospital for a few days because they'd been breathing their own recycled air (CO2.) Unintended consequences or rush to judgment on what's the best course of action?
On a related note, here's a quick comment on masks by an OSHA guy. Make of it what you will.
So Masks?
I am OSHA 10&30 certified. I know some of you are too. I donāt really know WHY OSHA hasnāt come forward and stopped the nonsense BUT
I wanna cover 3 things
ā¢ N95 masks and masks with exhale ports
ā¢ surgical masks
ā¢ filter or cloth masks
Okay so upon further inspection OSHA says some masks are okay and not okay in certain situations.
If youāre working with fumes and aerosol chemicals and you give your employees the wrong masks and they get sick you can be sued.
ā¢ N95 masks: are designed for CONTAMINATED environments. That means when you exhale through N95 the design is that you are exhaling into contamination. The exhale from N95 masks are vented to breath straight out without filtration. They donāt filter the air on the way out. They donāt need to.
Conclusion: if youāre in Stewartās and the guy with Covid has N95 mask his covid breath is unfiltered being exhaled into Stewartās (because it was designed for already contaminated environments, itās not filtering your air on the way out)
ā¢ Surgical Mask: these masks were designed and approved for STERILE environments. The amount of particles and contaminants in the outside and indoor environments where people are CLOGG these masks very Very quickly. The moisture from your breath combined with the clogged mask with render it āuselessā IF you come in contact with Covid and your mask traps it You become a walking virus dispenser. Everytime you put your mask on you are breathing the germs from EVERYWHERE you went. They should be changed or thrown out every ā20-30 minutes in a non sterile environmentā
ā¢ Cloth masks: today three people pointed to their masks as the walked by me entering Loweās. They said āya gotta wear your mask BROā I said very clearly āthose masks donāt work bro, in fact they MAKE you sickerā the āpshhādā me.
By now hopefully you all know CLOTH masks do not filter anything. You mean the American flag one my aunt made? Yes. The one with sunflowers that looks so cute? Yes. The bandanna, the cut up t-shirt, the scarf ALL of them offer NO FILTERING whatsoever. As you exhale you are ridding your lungs of contaminants and carbon dioxide. Cloth masks trap this carbon dioxide the best. It actually risks health. The moisture caught in these masks can become mildew ridden over night. Dry coughing, enhanced allergies, sore throat are all symptoms of a micro-mold in your mask.
Ultimate Answer: N95 blows the virus into the air from a contaminated person.
The surgical mask is not designed for the outside world and will not filter the virus upon inhaling through it. Itās filtration works on the exhale. (Like a vacuum bag it only works one way)
Cloth masks are WORSE than none.
The CDC wants us to keep wearing masks. The masks donāt work.
Wash your hands. Sanitize your hands. Donāt touch stuff. Wash your phone. Donāt touch people. And keep your distance. Why? Because your breath stinks, your deodorant is failing, your shoes are old and stink, that shirts not clean, I like my space. Trust me I can hear you from here. Lots of reasons. But trust me. The masks do not work.
*Occupational Safety & Health Administration sited.
The top American organization for safety. They regulate and educate asbestos workers, surgical rooms, you name it. If your mask gives you security wear it, just know it is a false sense of security. If stores stopped enforcing it no one would continue this nonsense.
