I walked up the very tall Metro escalator at Bethesda wearing my N95 mask
and was slightly winded at the top, but not much more so than normally
(sans mask).  Maybe 5 percent?

On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 12:51 PM Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Surgical masks and cloth masks are far less restrictive than n95s. Here is
> an article on n95s in healthcare workers. If a nurse can do this for 12h
> walking all over the place without any issues, the rest of us can tolerate
> cloth masks for a trip to the grocery store.
>
>
> https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20420727/?fbclid=IwAR2i2WntsznayV4nJcAf0Nzi6kaHV5lLfdqhvQOKemqBCBN9bmBLpjoMaBk
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2020, 4:11 PM Curley McLain via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> > Very few people outside hospitals wear or have access to surgical
> > masks.   Most people are wearing home made is lam coverings.   THe
> > oxygen deprivation and/or CO2 accumulation is unknown for these, and is
> > probably in line with the results of the study you want to trash
> outright.
> >
> > > Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes <mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>
> > > May 20, 2020 at 4:33 PM
> > > Masks could be helpful. The evidence is not great as Max alludes, but
> > they
> > > definitely do not increase transmission and look increasingly like they
> > > provide benefit in preventing transmission. There are no harmful
> effects;
> > > whoever wrote the O2 thing is full of BS.
> > >
> > > This was a recent summary, with refs:
> > >
> > >
> >
> https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=137495654570048&id=100553591597588
> > >
> > > Facemasks, facemasks, facemasks! The transmission control strategy so
> > > effective, safe, and nice, we say it thrice! (Now, with numbers!)
> > >
> > > FACEMASKS: SAFE FOR DOCTORS AND THOSE WHO PLAY THEM ON TV
> > >
> > > Much of the worry about masks centers on misunderstandings about carbon
> > > dioxide.
> > >
> > > Ever had surgery? Did you notice all the fully alert, bustling, masked
> > > people- many of whom wear masks for 24+ hours in a row (🙋🏼‍♀️been
> > there,
> > > got the scrub top). Medical types prefer to keep their wits about them.
> > > Operating, making snappy decisions, flirting with the scrub nurse
> (that’s
> > > for the TV docs)- it requires those masked people to be firing on all
> > > cylinders. If wearing a mask led to re-inhalation of one’s own carbon
> > > dioxide (called “hypercapnia”) and the resultant sleepiness and trouble
> > > thinking as mask detractors claim, we’d all be wandering around maimed
> > > from
> > > zombified surgeons. And there would be way fewer baby showers for the
> > > TV OR
> > > staff.
> > >
> > > More specifically, the porous nature of the material used for both
> > > medical-grade masks and cloth masks fully permits normal respiration.
> If
> > > you can inhale through it, you can exhale through it. There is no
> > trapping
> > > and recirculating of air (otherwise it would blow up like a balloon
> when
> > > you breathe out).
> > >
> > > LYING ABOUT HAVING AN OBSTRUCTIVE AIRWAY DISEASE IS LIKE BUYING A
> SERVICE
> > > DOG VEST FOR YOUR IGUANA AND I DON’T WANT TO SIT NEXT TO YOUR IGUANA,
> > > KAREN
> > >
> > > Also circulating around is a printable card citing the Americans with
> > > Disabilities Act and stating the bearer does not need to comply with
> > > masking, which anyone can print.
> > >
> > > Firstly, COPD patients are extremely vulnerable to viral infections and
> > > could use the extra protection masking affords. Many people with mild,
> > > well-controlled COPD can tolerate a mask just fine, since the added
> > > resistance is minimal, but people with more severe disease cannot.
> > >
> > > Ever been on a flight with someone’s pet in a fake service dog vest?
> How
> > > did lying work out? Don’t be an emotional support peacock.
> > >
> > > FACEMASKS: THEY’RE ABOUT YOUR FACE, BUT NOT AN ABOUT-FACE
> > >
> > > There is confusion about why initially masks were NOT recommended, but
> > now
> > > they are. In early March the world experienced a catastrophic shortage
> in
> > > Personal Protective Equipment, most of which was made in China.
> Frontline
> > > health care workers were barebacking it, despite caring for patients
> > > suffering from a lethal infectious disease. Many became infected, and
> > some
> > > died. Hospitals rationed equipment like it was the elixir of life. We
> > came
> > > up with clever ways to reuse and sterilize masks. We all remembered
> > fondly
> > > the days when we just *threw the extra gloves which come out of the
> > > box all
> > > glommed together away* like we were glove billionaires or something.
> > >
> > > Against that backdrop the public was advised not to wear masks. That
> was
> > > not because masks weren’t safe, effective, or a great idea. It was
> > because
> > > masks were RATIONED where they were needed most.
> > >
> > > Now, things have opened up- medical masks are available again. Cloth
> face
> > > coverings, which are insufficient for frontline health care work around
> > > massive doses of virus, have been proven effective for the general
> > public.
> > > Masking is now strongly recommended. Nothing about the virus or our
> > > understanding of it has changed.
> > >
> > > YOUR MASK IS NOT A VIRUS CLUB MED
> > >
> > > Some people have argued that breathing into your mask sprays it chock
> > full
> > > o’virus, and then you’ll reinfect yourself constantly, like some kind
> of
> > > COVID Dutch oven. Firstly- anything that comes out of you was already
> in
> > > you, and can’t make you sicker. It’s sort of like how eating your own
> arm
> > > can’t make you gain weight. And also remember, coronaviruses can’t live
> > > outside their host cell long. A trip outside into your mask is not a
> > > relaxing day at the spa, it’s an event which results in likely viral
> > > denaturing and degradation.
> > >
> > > That being said, you should launder your cloth mask in hot water
> > > frequently. And don’t handle anyone else’s, because then you could get
> > > their virus, and don’t let them handle yours.
> > >
> > > JUST LIKE LOADING THE DISHWASHER, THERE’S ONE RIGHT WAY TO WEAR A MASK
> > >
> > > And that way is: over your mouth and nose. Not folded up on your chin.
> > The
> > > virus doesn’t burrow into your beard, so no need to protect it. That’s
> > the
> > > equivalent of frisbee-ing in the plates into the bottom rack.
> > >
> > > I FEEL FINE. NO, REALLY. WHY SHOULD I WEAR A MASK?
> > >
> > > If you’re healthy and well you could easily be an asymptomatic case.
> > > Remember up to 85% of transmission events are from people who feel
> > > well and
> > > therefore don’t modify their behavior, so infect others. If you feel
> > sick,
> > > you should definitely wear a mask, to protect others (and you shouldn’t
> > be
> > > out and about). If you are medically fragile you should wear a mask, to
> > > protect others and yourself.
> > >
> > > I BELIEVE YOU MENTIONED NUMBERS
> > >
> > > Facemasking is the single most effective strategy to reduce COVID
> > > transmission. NO MATTER THE RISK, FOR AN INDIVIDUAL OR A PLACE, IT’S
> > LOWER
> > > WITH MASKING. Summary of the evidence:
> > >
> > > -a mathematical model for COVID in New York and Washington shows: a)
> > > if 80%
> > > of people wear cloth masks which are 20% effective, mortality is
> > > reduced by
> > > up to 65% in low-prevalence Washington. 😎 In high-prevalence New York,
> > > wearing 50% effective masks reduces mortality by up to 45%. (1)
> > > THIS MODEL EQUATES MASK-WEARING TO THE REDUCTION IN BETA (#CONTACTS AN
> > > INFECTIOUS CASE MAKES) SEEN IN VERY STRICT SOCIAL DISTANCING. MEANING
> > > EPIDEMIOLOGICALLY, MASKS REPLACE LOCKDOWN.
> > >
> > > -a mathematical model for influenza showed if only 25% of people wore
> > > masks
> > > which were only 20% effective, there would be a 30% drop in
> transmission.
> > > (2)
> > >
> > > -Korean study showed 30% reduction in infectious SARS-CoV-2 with cloth
> > > masks at 8 inches away from an infected person (3)
> > >
> > > -Hong Kong study showed masking was very effective at reducing
> > > transmission
> > > of alpha coronaviruses (4)
> > >
> > > -homemade cloth masks reduce influenza transmission by about 45% (5)
> > >
> > > -masks made from pillowcases and t-shirts are about 1/3 as effective as
> > > medical grade masks (6)
> > >
> > > -homemade masks made from four layers of paper and 1 layer of cloth
> were
> > > 95% as effective as N-95s against aerosols (also 6)
> > >
> > > -98% of the populations of Hong Kong and Singapore have worn masks in
> > > public since their COVID outbreaks, with phenomenal containment (7)
> > >
> > > SOURCES
> > >
> > > 1. Gunnel AB et al. To mask or not to mask: Modeling the potential for
> > > face
> > > mask use by the general public to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic. Inf
> Dis
> > > Model 5;293-308.
> > >
> > > 2. Tracht SMDV, Hyman J. Mathematical modeling of the effectiveness of
> > > facemasks in reducing the spread of novel influenza A (H1N1). PLoS One
> > > 2010;5(2)e:9018.
> > >
> > > 3. Kim SH et al. Effectiveness of Surgical and Cotton Masks in Blocking
> > > SARS–CoV-2: A Controlled Comparison in 4 Patients. Ann Int Med
> > > https://doi.org/10.7326/M20-1342
> > >
> > > 4. Leung NHL et al. Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and
> the
> > > efficacy of face masks. Nat. Med. 2020.
> > > https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-0843-2
> > >
> > > 5. Long Y, Hu T, Liu L, Chen R, Guo Q, Yang L, Cheng Y, Huang J, Du L.
> > > Effectiveness of N95 respirators versus surgical masks against
> > > influenza: a
> > > systematic review and meta‐analysis. J. Evid. Based Med. 2020. Mar 13.
> > > https://doi.org/10.1111/jebm.12381
> > >
> > > 6. Davies A, Thompson K‐A, Giri K, Kafatos G, Walker J, Bennett A.
> > Testing
> > > the efficacy of homemade masks: would they protect in an influenza
> > > pandemic? Disaster Med. Public Health Prep. 2013; 7: 413– 8.
> > >
> > > 7. Ma Q‐X, Shan H, Zhang H‐L, Li G‐M, Yang R‐M, Chen J‐M. Potential
> > > utilities of mask wearing and instant hand hygiene for fighting
> > > SARS‐CoV‐2.
> > > J. Med. Virol. 2020 Mar 31. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.25805
> > >
> > > image: a bunch of masked people who are not zombies
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, May 19, 2020, 10:07 PM Max Dillon via Mercedes <
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