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> Just raise the air exchange per person and or per volume by a significant factor and mandate a very fine particulate filter. An alternative in the meantime i

> Just raise the air exchange per person and or per volume by a significant factor and mandate a very fine particulate filter. An alternative in the meantime is to use a PAPR (powered air purifying respirator), which are more efficient, last much longer (device and filter), and are much more comfortable than N95 masks. I use an Optrel Swiss Air and cover the valves of the mask with a hoodie style balaclava. It would be a good time to get one, as it is believed that it is only a matter of time before SARS-CoV-2 mutates into a variant that is capable of evading the vaccines. Also, the US CDC advice may not have been such a good idea. Look at these calculations: https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1393090966928637952?s=20 https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1393090966928637952?s=... Singapore has a comparable vaccination rate to the US and is going into lockdown to prevent further spread. They used Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. Just some food for thought: https://twitter.com/andrewkimmel/status/1393086704349630464?s=20 https://twitter.com/andrewkimmel/status/1393086704349630464?...

dalyons 5y ago
. Singapore is at 31% one shot(from your link), US is at 47 and rising. Of course you would still be able to get spikes in cases at only 31%, that’s expected. The mRNA vaccines are stupendously effective at stopping all variants thus far. Not sure what evidence aside from fear point to covid being able to mutate past them. We good, and it’s ok to accept that and have hope, not everything has to be fear-for-the-worst
- orhmeh09 5y ago
  Is 45-47% efficacy at preventing infection against B.1.351 & P.1 “stupendously effective at stopping all variants?” http://www.healthdata.org/covid/covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-summary http://www.healthdata.org/covid/covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-su...
  - dalyons 5y ago
    I may be reading it wrong, but from your link it says 76% and 79% (pzifer & moderna) disease prevention against 351&p1. Which is still great. Note that’s just infection, the data shows the vaxxes have near 100% chance of preventing you from having more than mild/moderate symptoms. So yeah, stupendously effective, and we shouldn’t be panicking about variants.
esyir 5y ago
We're locking down because of a single cluster. Slightly more lenient than the first, but our government is probably just being a bit paranoid here. With the vaccines round the corner though, that's not necessarily a bad thing.
makomk 5y ago
Wasn't Singapore supposed to be one of the few success stories for eliminating Covid-19 without using vaccination, one of the countries that supposedly proved Western countries like the US could've avoided the need for economy-destroying lockdowns if only their governments were competent? Not to mention that they were and still are one of the most aggressive about mandating mask wearing, and were pointed to as a demonstration of how effective that was as well. The idea that Singapore going into lockdown proves the US CDC was wrong to advise vaccinated people don't need to wear masks seems extremely dubious.
nradov 5y ago
It's sad to see people fall victim to mysophobia (germaphobia) and related obsessive mental disorders. They can be more harmful to overall health than actual viruses. https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/cleanliness-rules-germaphobes-lives https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/cleanliness-rul...
- orhmeh09 5y ago
  You are using concern trolling tactics to accuse someone else of mental disorder for taking an interest in safety precautions during an uncontrolled global pandemic. This is not only rude, it is also dangerous. Please stop.
  - nradov 5y ago
    How dare you accuse me of "concern trolling". As if that was even a thing. The suggestion was completely irrational, unscientific, and not based on an interest in safety.

dalyons 5y ago

. Singapore is at 31% one shot(from your link), US is at 47 and rising. Of course you would still be able to get spikes in cases at only 31%, that’s expected. The mRNA vaccines are stupendously effective at stopping all variants thus far. Not sure what evidence aside from fear point to covid being able to mutate past them. We good, and it’s ok to accept that and have hope, not everything has to be fear-for-the-worst

orhmeh09 5y ago
Is 45-47% efficacy at preventing infection against B.1.351 & P.1 “stupendously effective at stopping all variants?” http://www.healthdata.org/covid/covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-summary http://www.healthdata.org/covid/covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-su...
- dalyons 5y ago
  I may be reading it wrong, but from your link it says 76% and 79% (pzifer & moderna) disease prevention against 351&p1. Which is still great. Note that’s just infection, the data shows the vaxxes have near 100% chance of preventing you from having more than mild/moderate symptoms. So yeah, stupendously effective, and we shouldn’t be panicking about variants.

esyir 5y ago

We're locking down because of a single cluster. Slightly more lenient than the first, but our government is probably just being a bit paranoid here. With the vaccines round the corner though, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

makomk 5y ago

Wasn't Singapore supposed to be one of the few success stories for eliminating Covid-19 without using vaccination, one of the countries that supposedly proved Western countries like the US could've avoided the need for economy-destroying lockdowns if only their governments were competent? Not to mention that they were and still are one of the most aggressive about mandating mask wearing, and were pointed to as a demonstration of how effective that was as well. The idea that Singapore going into lockdown proves the US CDC was wrong to advise vaccinated people don't need to wear masks seems extremely dubious.

nradov 5y ago

It's sad to see people fall victim to mysophobia (germaphobia) and related obsessive mental disorders. They can be more harmful to overall health than actual viruses. https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/cleanliness-rules-germaphobes-lives https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/cleanliness-rul...

orhmeh09 5y ago
You are using concern trolling tactics to accuse someone else of mental disorder for taking an interest in safety precautions during an uncontrolled global pandemic. This is not only rude, it is also dangerous. Please stop.
- nradov 5y ago
  How dare you accuse me of "concern trolling". As if that was even a thing. The suggestion was completely irrational, unscientific, and not based on an interest in safety.