biologgia @biologgia@qoto.org

@freemo using the word hazmat has obvious connotations. When you respond with technically I said “gear not suits” that is disingenuous at best. No one I know refers to a respirator as hazmat gear. It is PPE, and it is the appropriate PPE for a BSL-3 pathogen. You also continue to minimize the consequences of COVID and Long COVID. It shouldn’t have to happen to you for it to matter to you. But I’d be surprised if you haven’t had some sort of post-COVID sequelae after 6 infections…

@freemo I didn't suggest hazmat suits, and that hyperbole is not helpful. Wearing a respirator is not a big ask - I use it every day for 8 hours, only taking it off for lunch outside. I'd rather not have to wear it, but it is necessary now.

Also, COVID is not a minor illness, especially the long-term consequences of a COVID infection. Learn the basics here: https://johnsnowproject.org/long-covid

Better indoor air quality standards are not coming anytime soon. So while rates of transmission and case counts are so high, using a respirator is the best way for people to protect themselves and others right now.

I feel like once I began to visualize the aerosols all around me, it helped me understand how to protect myself and others from COVID and other respiratory viruses. I think if more people understood this we might see greater uptake of basic clean air initiatives like N95 respirators, air purifiers and a demand for better clean air standards in public indoor spaces.

That's why I share the John
Snow Project videos any chance I get.

https://youtu.be/kX9t8jQ9-fM

#COVIDisAirborne #Don'tBreatheItIn
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