The YouTube video you mention is intensely boring. She spends the first ten minutes of the 45 minute video simply telling us how much she knows about the topic. In brief, I think she is saying that wearing masks such as N95 masks can cause problems for some people. She says they aren’t meant for all-day use. They restrict air a bit when you breathe in and cause a slight positive pressure on your lungs when you breathe out. She says this could potentially make some people lose consciousness. She says that N95 masks don’t filter out the Covid virus. However, she does not take into account this much more interesting animated video you will enjoy.
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While she may well be right about some health problems that can be exacerbated by face masks, and while she may know how to do the pressure tests that measure the air pressure while inhaling and exhaling, those tests are expensive, take time, and are one-on-one, performed only by OSHA certified experts. Given that we have a hard time even providing virus testing that can be done by hundreds of thousands of health care professionals, I don’t think the testing she recommends is going to be readily available. If some people have a hard time with masks, so be it. I’m always happy to take mine off. But if that is the case, they should stay home, self-quarantine, keep their distance. They should stay out of stores, for the sake of themselves and of others. She says masks can increase CO2 in the blood because some CO2 is left behind in the mask that would dissipate without a mask. That may be true. However, this is even more the case if you use a snorkel or SCUBA gear. It also happens if you sleep with a sheet and blanket partly over your face at times or with your mouth partly blocked by a pillow. It also happens in a much worse way if you have asthma or sleep apnea. A mask is a filter. It’s not a plastic bag over your head and taped around your neck.
The fact is, even lousy masks, if they are worn correctly, slow forward air flow and can stop a lot of it. Good ones can stop a lot more and slow most of the rest. They can slow it coming in as well as going out. Are they perfect? No. Are they better than no masks when you are standing near people talking with them? Definitely! I’d rather be 90% safe than 0% safe.
Think about it. I got the old shingles vaccine, even though it is only 40% effective. I’ve had pneumonia vaccines because they can prevent many types of pneumonia, though not all. I get the flu vaccine every year, even though it is maybe 50% effective. And then I avoid people with the flu. Careful distancing and proper wearing of dust masks by all parties is probably over 90% effective. In essence, because pretty much everyone in The Villages is able to self-distance unless they are dealing with, say, home health aides and housekeepers and such, they can all remain virus free—but only if they use masks properly indoors Around people and in close proximity outdoors. (You don’t need a mask to walk or bicycle alone or in a golf-cart or car by yourself.)
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Originally Posted by NotGolfer
She trains OSHA and medical people on the usage of face-masks. It's on YouTube and if I didn't transfer properly, you can do your own search there with her name.
Tammy K. Herrema Clark DESTROYING the mask í ½í¸· narrative especially masks and children!
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