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The Biden administration is going along with the CDC’s effort to redefine why we wear masks. This month’s guidance introduced the term RESPIRATOR. This is different from a mask and CDC defines this on their website. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...-of-masks.html
In short, masks protect you from everyone. Respirators protect you from everyone. Recall back in the days of friendly Covid that mask guidance was pretty much anything goes? Gaiters and exercise mask vents were okay and cloth masks made on Etsy were a-okay. You can see from the link address below that the narrative was “masks save you”, which never why cloth masks were worn. “Prevent-getting-sick”….. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019...coverings.html
Remember the goal was apparently to “flatten the curve” and wearing masks were to prevent you from spreading. Everyone was sent the silly narrative of why mask wearing works with “peeing in pants is better outcome” scenario.
Everyone knew in 2020 that for better self protection, N95 and other “respirators” worked better than cloth, but those people were banned in 2020.
What is happening now is a setup to wear masks on planes forever. By changing to “YOU can be better protected” if you wore respirators on planes, then requiring these “new masks” on planes, forever, “will save lives”. Then why still allow drinking alcohol up from in first class? Wasn’t this about safety? Why not cancel all beverage carts thus reducing passengers from lowering their N95 (or KN 95 if you want to look like Daffy Duck) masks.
After two years, the CDC did not just become woke to cloth masks. There is a reason for the “epiphany” over at CDC and it isn’t science, it’s political.
When it first started there was not enough N95s for even the people who were exposed daily. My kid had to drive to another state to get some for his workmates. When companies finally ramped up enough for all of us to have the good ones, the CDC said go for it.
I have had N95s for over a year. I give them to every friend and neighbor who comes into my house. Ever be walking along and smell cigarette smoke but cannot locate the smoker? Air moves.
Why is that so hard to understand? Especially when we see the kinds of masks and how they are worn. Some people cannot differentiate between gauze and a good 3 layer cloth mask with a pocket for a filter, properly worn. At the beginning anything was better than nothing for containing the stuff coming out of a persons mouth and nose.
The biggest mistake those over at the NIH and CDC made was overestimating the intelligence of the American public.
Now N95 is the only viable mask…. Forget cloth masks after 2 years…
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Originally Posted by crone
Does everybody have to have some sinister agenda?
When it first started there was not enough N95s for even the people who were exposed daily. My kid had to drive to another state to get some for his workmates. When companies finally ramped up enough for all of us to have the good ones, the CDC said go for it.
I have had N95s for over a year. I give them to every friend and neighbor who comes into my house. Ever be walking along and smell cigarette smoke but cannot locate the smoker? Air moves.
Why is that so hard to understand? Especially when we see the kinds of masks and how they are worn. Some people cannot differentiate between gauze and a good 3 layer cloth mask with a pocket for a filter, properly worn. At the beginning anything was better than nothing for containing the stuff coming out of a persons mouth and nose.
The biggest mistake those over at the NIH and CDC made was overestimating the intelligence of the American public.
Ah that’s the ticket, blame American citizens. Forget that some higher-up (super smart) federal governing agency couldn’t figure out how to explain the science, blame the “reader”.
Nope, not buying it. Remember when Senator Paul was banned from YouTube for saying cloth masks are not effective at self protection? The censors didn’t say that there was a N95 shortage. And CDC didn’t say to just wear worthless cloth masks because we need to save the real masks for professionals.
What federal government agency lies to Americans at the expense of their health?!?
Nope. You’re okay with the flat out lie for two years that cloth masks were acceptable; until respirators came along.
Now after TWO full years (longer than vaccine development and rollout) that supply has finally caught up, now the truth can be released and that is “only N95 masks provide the wearer any measurable protection from viruses”. Cloth masks don’t work, never did. Etsy stock is down.
It must be difficult to plan and live with the changing narratives from politicians. It’s clear that the credibility of the CDC goes down each day. Can’t imagine the next time Ebola arrives in the U.S. and this time, the CDC will be largely ignored. Why wouldn’t they be ignored? The loss of confidence in the federal government on Public Health is higher now than in history.
Follow-the-science-when-it-fits-today’s-narrative. There are amazingly a few kool-aid drinkers still left out there. If you don’t see the spin on masks vs. respirators, then can’t help you on the cliff.
There’s people that misread posts and then there are those that fly right on by…..
And then there are those with no agenda other than to provide snarky commentary.
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Now N95 is the only viable mask…. Forget cloth masks after 2 years…
