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Great article by @zeynep and @jeremyphoward. To answer the question they get asked what and "where to buy proper masks," below is a thread. I have no financial interest in these recommendations. My family uses this near N95 solution that costs 17-60 cents/day.
I'll tell you what to do and then I'll explain why and provide the evidence.
You need a good quality surgical mask plus a mask fitter like the one made by @FixTheMask.
A disposable face mask made out of meltblown polypropylene layer that passes the candle test is likely good.
Those candle grade ones appear to cost 17 cents each on Amazon. Personally I prefer to buy ASTM Level 2 or 3 certified masks. Those run 40 to 60 cents. I prefer the Ambrust, which @FixTheMask found in their testing to offer the best filtration
decent breathability. My essential worker son wears this combo every day, all day. Testing of some masks
Now on the mask brace or mask fitter (same thing). IMHO, the @FixTheMask one is a no-brainer to buy. It's the best one and right now there are only two you can buy. Here's a 3-minute video of why you should do this and why it
Why aren't we wearing better masks? Last April, we\u201419 experts\u2015wrote paper on why cloth masks were a good stop-gap measure for COVID. It's just been published in PNAS. Great but... @jeremyhoward and I wrote about our frustration that it's still relevant! https://t.co/tsKHCdQlxr pic.twitter.com/3eoia1B3Ue
— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) January 13, 2021
I'll tell you what to do and then I'll explain why and provide the evidence.
You need a good quality surgical mask plus a mask fitter like the one made by @FixTheMask.
A disposable face mask made out of meltblown polypropylene layer that passes the candle test is likely good.

Those candle grade ones appear to cost 17 cents each on Amazon. Personally I prefer to buy ASTM Level 2 or 3 certified masks. Those run 40 to 60 cents. I prefer the Ambrust, which @FixTheMask found in their testing to offer the best filtration
decent breathability. My essential worker son wears this combo every day, all day. Testing of some masks
Now on the mask brace or mask fitter (same thing). IMHO, the @FixTheMask one is a no-brainer to buy. It's the best one and right now there are only two you can buy. Here's a 3-minute video of why you should do this and why it
Hi, I'm Keith and happy new year! I'll be live-tweeting today (Monday, January 4, 2021) Cuyahoga County Council's Remote Organizational Meeting at 2:00 PM for #CLEDocumenters
@cledocumenters @NeighborUpCle
Join us at this meeting via
To learn about the Cuyahoga County Council go to their website https://t.co/aklNWVyPUC
To find your County Council representative, identify your district,
https://t.co/0uz8a1klEL
Then see which representatives represents your
The meeting's agenda can be read here,
https://t.co/f5gQaW6bCW
The meeting has started.
Item agenda 1 a CALL TO ORDER BY CLEARK OF COUNCIL has been accomplished.
Item agenda 2 ROLL CALL has occurred.
@cledocumenters @NeighborUpCle
Join us at this meeting via
To learn about the Cuyahoga County Council go to their website https://t.co/aklNWVyPUC
To find your County Council representative, identify your district,
https://t.co/0uz8a1klEL
Then see which representatives represents your
The meeting's agenda can be read here,
https://t.co/f5gQaW6bCW

The meeting has started.
Item agenda 1 a CALL TO ORDER BY CLEARK OF COUNCIL has been accomplished.
Item agenda 2 ROLL CALL has occurred.
Part Two: .@KirkCameron
So, I opened Twitter. I hoped to find a cute animal or maybe a funny meme or - I don't know - something to alleviate this weight in my chest. The lack of relief from my fears. The overwhelming range of emotions that reduce me to crying when our heater kicks on at night so
Husband doesn't hear me and feel bad about my sorrow. Anything but what I actually found. You. Trending on Twitter. And against better judgement, I clicked your name. And there, embodied before me in a solid form, unlike me in a cancer visit with my husband, was YOU doing the
unimaginable: mocking COVID protocols with a large group of people and forcing yourself into the lives, and twitterfeeds, of people who follow the rules and try to do the things that would allow cancer patients' families in the doctor's office with them.
An Open Letter To: .@KirkCameron
— Chelle (@rellehcim) December 24, 2020
So, I opened Twitter. I hoped to find a cute animal or maybe a funny meme or - I don't know - something to alleviate this weight in my chest. The lack of relief from my fears. The overwhelming range of emotions that reduce me to crying when our heater kicks on at night so
Husband doesn't hear me and feel bad about my sorrow. Anything but what I actually found. You. Trending on Twitter. And against better judgement, I clicked your name. And there, embodied before me in a solid form, unlike me in a cancer visit with my husband, was YOU doing the
unimaginable: mocking COVID protocols with a large group of people and forcing yourself into the lives, and twitterfeeds, of people who follow the rules and try to do the things that would allow cancer patients' families in the doctor's office with them.
Lin Wood @LLinWood is bringing the
I love the law.
— Lin Wood (@LLinWood) January 4, 2021
Too many forget or do not recognize that U.S. Constitution & our judicial system are based on God\u2019s laws.
The rules are simple & easy to understand. They should be studied & followed.
\u201cAnd ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.\u201d
- John 8:32 pic.twitter.com/wdw8J10jh3