tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post3051780643196117700..comments2024-03-27T10:29:06.518-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: Once More With Depressing PredictionsJenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-31569100549004136892021-07-23T16:50:05.553-04:002021-07-23T16:50:05.553-04:00Well, bummer, guess I'll have to hand wash min...Well, bummer, guess I'll have to hand wash mine. <br /><br />There is a 3M N95 which is made for small faces (1690s) but again, they are so uncomfortable that I think cloth + surgical is probably actually better (in terms of real world usage, not theoretical effectiveness). Jenny F. Scientisthttp://naturalscientist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-31211739297933511542021-07-23T14:19:02.016-04:002021-07-23T14:19:02.016-04:00They hide it, but Cambridge masks say they're ...They hide it, but Cambridge masks say they're not machine washable, only hand wash. My kids' cloth masks will end up in the wash no matter what we do.<br /><br />I haven't been able to find child-size N-95--- I go to links and they say they're out of stock. I have been able to get KN-95 which are hopefully not counterfeit... <br /><br />https://info.cambridgemask.com/hc/en-us/articles/360049005491-Can-the-mask-be-washed-nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-38395415123672871532021-07-23T14:09:26.462-04:002021-07-23T14:09:26.462-04:00(all the way at the bottom)(all the way at the bottom)Jenny F. Scientisthttp://naturalscientist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-37615312632222592512021-07-23T14:08:56.041-04:002021-07-23T14:08:56.041-04:00See here for the thing about surgical masks: http...See here for the thing about surgical masks: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7007e1.htmJenny F. Scientisthttp://naturalscientist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-734407879172040902021-07-23T14:06:51.253-04:002021-07-23T14:06:51.253-04:00I'd recommend Cambridge masks in a size small ...I'd recommend <a href="https://us.cambridgemask.com/collections/pro-mask/products/the-churchill" rel="nofollow">Cambridge masks</a> in a size small or medium (depending on the child's head). They are washable; probably worth it to splash out for the pro, which are rated for more hours (there's a <a href="https://us.cambridgemask.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=12557810386&utm_content=114616738210&utm_term=cambridge%20masks&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0emHBhC1ARIsAL1QGNeeBiUmoJdKDyNGsH8P6Nym1TRSQyurIlKIsC82ZnKTqDSD8zdPVU4aAnPOEALw_wcB" rel="nofollow">buy one get one promo</a> right now maybe?). Probably next best in terms of compromise between comfort and fit (they do make very small N95s but they are SO UNCOMFORTABLE) is one or even two surgical masks (or a tight-ish cloth mask over a surgical mask). Especially the child sized surgical masks, with the ear loops flipped and the corners tucked in. They're also cheap enough to swap out after 3-4 hours. If you can find smallish KN95s that are comfy, those may be slightly better, but they're so incredibly hard to fit properly that usually you get a better overall seal/filtration with surgical masks.Jenny F. Scientisthttp://naturalscientist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-75448094132804620932021-07-23T09:34:50.925-04:002021-07-23T09:34:50.925-04:00Yes, to all of this. At this point I feel like I o...Yes, to all of this. At this point I feel like I ought to accept the inevitability of the endemic coronavirus plague and treat it like I do the flu. Get my vaccine, avoid people indoors (especially in the winter), and add mask as necessary.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276995787173932700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-41467175147656427042021-07-23T09:01:46.560-04:002021-07-23T09:01:46.560-04:00Those % numbers are only including people who call...Those % numbers are only including people who called in with Covid on days that school was in session in the numerator. Anyone whose Covid was over a break is not in those numbers. Nothing got closed because of Covid. <br /> <br />I would take over-precaution over this craziness. <br /><br />Any recommendations for the most protective child-sized mask technology? I'm fine with not cloth masks, but if it is cloth it has to be able to go in the regular wash and not lose all personal protection, because they will all eventually end up in the wash. nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-43425035903748493392021-07-22T16:59:45.141-04:002021-07-22T16:59:45.141-04:00True on the driver, in that any large unvaccinated...True on the driver, in that any large unvaccinated population will shift over to being a driver. (Our schools are still permitted to, and will, require masking.) <br /><br />6%! OMG! It was like.... two kids in the entire school, they quarantined the whole class, the rest of the class got tested after 6 days and were all negative both times, and somewhat higher among the staff (all but 1 of those cases were while the schools were closed so... not from the students). That is extremely distressing. God, the South.Jenny F. Scientisthttp://naturalscientist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-65594357353670367742021-07-22T14:36:17.881-04:002021-07-22T14:36:17.881-04:00Lots of screaming about your seemingly-likely pred...Lots of screaming about your seemingly-likely predictions, here. The random school closures seem inevitable, if they actually manage to open schools here. <br />redzilsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-67449153989772240002021-07-22T12:59:59.284-04:002021-07-22T12:59:59.284-04:00Pretty sure that if nothing changes, K-8 schools a...Pretty sure that if nothing changes, K-8 schools are going to be a major driver in a couple months, at least in the South where schools are not allowed to require masking even for their entirely unvaccinated student bodies. It's more dangerous now than it was last May. <br /><br />Last year they were able to plausibly not quarantine people when someone in a class got sick because they could argue masks and social distancing. I am wondering if the state government is going to come down and say they're not allowed to quarantine entire classes now, or if, indeed, entire classes will get quarantined, which they did not last year. <br /><br />Last year with masks, distancing, and some students virtual, 6% of the student body (and 17% of the staff) got Covid. This year we have none of that, though at least the high schoolers have a chance of having gotten the vaccine. nicoleandmaggiehttp://nicoleandmaggie.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com