Pat @Pat@qoto.org

#USA #masks #mask #vax #COVID19 #respirator #vaccine

I have one question for all of the anti-maskers and antivaxers in the US...

What have you achieved that was worth the lives of 700,000 Americans?

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Photo courtesy Ralf Roletschek (http://www.roletschek.at) per licenses at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:13-11-12-rechtsmedizin-berlin-charite-by-RalfR-20.jpg

Question "authorities".

#grammar #Leary #60s #English

#math #statistics #Afghanistan #war #US

Final totals
US military deaths in Afghanistan
by administration:

Bush 642
Obama 1737
Trump 63
Biden 13

source: https://dcas.dmdc.osd.mil/dcas/pages/report_ofs_month.xhtml
(defense.gov)

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The truth is...

New evidence points to the supposition that the CoVID-19 vaccine escaped from the lab.

#vaccine #virus #Wuhan #lab #China #COVID19 #coronavirus #CSPAN #LabSafety

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#TruthBeTold = A statement that is logically or literally true (or partly true), but seems to imply something that isn’t true or is just plain weird. (for rhetoric, logic or propaganda studies… or just for fun)

Have you ever noticed that the icon for a pinned toot is actually a thumbtack and not a pin?

#fedi #mastodon #this #is #my #pinned #toot

See some of my previous toots for explanations of what a surgical mask and respirator are. (Respirators are sometimes referred to as "N95 masks")

#masks #respirator #COVID19 #vaccine #Fauci

What type of face mask do you wear?

Since the pandemic started, the US healthcare industry has lost 684,286 customers.

The death rate in the US is now equivalent to a 9/11 attack happening everyday.

#CoVID19 #respirator #vaccine #mask

This mathematical model says that respirators could have stopped COVID-19 in the US...

This study by researchers at Harvard Medical School and other institutions says that if just 40% of the population had worn N95 respirators at the beginning of the outbreak in the US, then the epidemic would never have become established.

https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.210699

#COVID19 #masks #pandemic #vaccine #CDC #USA

This is an elastomeric respirator. These respirators provide the best protection and fit (other than units that provide a separate air supply, like SCBA (self-contained breathing aparatus) or PAPR (powered air-purifying respirator)). Elastomeric respirators are designed for reuse and the filters are replaceable. The most effective filters for these respirators are rated N100 or P100 (or P3 in Europe). The respirators usually have an exhalation valve to make breathing easier. If source control is desired, then the exhalation valve should be covered with separate cloth or filter material. (Being careful not to excessively impede breathing.)

#COVID19 #masks #pandemic #vaccine #CDC #virus

(This pic is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic license.
Attribution: Ryssby at English Wikipedia)

This is a respirator, also known as an N95 mask. These respirators have the filter built into the mask and are usually designed for limited use and disposal, although when supplies are short they can be reused as long as they still provide a good fit and are not clogged so as to make breathing difficult. They sometimes have an exhalation valve that allows exhaled air to escape directly without being filtered so as to make breathing easier. The unit in this picture also provides source control.

#COVID19 #masks #pandemic #vaccine #CDC #virus

Pic: Astronaut Kate Rubins wearing a respirator.

This is a surgical mask. It is designed to provide some level of source control, but is not designed to protect the wearer from airborne pathogens because it does not fit tightly to the face and allows some air to flow around the mask. The mask material is made of non-woven fabric, like melt-blown media, which can often filter smaller particles better than a simple cloth mask.

However, if you want to protect yourself from COVID-19, you must wear a respirator, like an N95 mask (or even better, N100).

#COVID19 #masks #pandemic #vaccine #CDC #virus

Happy Constitution Day!

The American Revolution and the (imperfect) Constitution we created from it was an outlier among political revolutions in history. Although some among the founders were in it for a power grab, most were sincere and we won freedom.

Here's how revolutions typically play out...

Revolutionary leader says, "oppressed, blah, blah, blah, injustice, blah blah, blah, corrupt, blah, blah, incompetent, blah, blah...<insert list of contemporary grievances> ... Therefore, give me absolute power because only I can fit this..."

(Sometimes that last part is disguised as, "power to the people and I'll decide what the people want." )

#USA #Constitution #amendment #potus #congress #scotus

#PoliticalScience - because this is a science instance, right?

I just blocked a qoto user who was promoting violence.

Thea Van Harbou was not licensed to practice medicine in Argentina.

#metropolis #medicine #doctor #Dr #health #AI #silentfilm #scifi #sciencefiction

#TruthBeTold = A statement that is logically or literally true (or partly true), but seems to imply something that isn’t true or is just plain weird. (for rhetoric, logic or propaganda studies… or just for fun)

This ape is smarter than I am...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkNV0rSndJ0

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50,882

Last Saturday marked 100 days since the CDC relaxed their guidelines for mask-wearing. Since that time, 50,882 Americans have been killed by the virus. All of those deaths were preventable. 100%.

#COVID-19 #pandemic #masks #mask #vaccine #vax #CDC #virus #terrorists

Every 18 minutes, 17 Americans are killed by COVID-19.

#COVID-19 #pandemic #masks #mask #vaccine #vax #CDC #virus #terrorists

Those who deny the pandemic, who refuse to get vaccinated, refuse to wear a mask and take other precautions to prevent the killing -- those people desecrate our mourning for those who have died.

#COVID-19 #pandemic #masks #mask #vaccine #vax #CDC #virus #terrorists