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Tuesday, March 24. 2020

Face masks


They are today's fashion item, besides the rest. All cotton works if washed regularly. Polyester doesn't work.


From one of our favorite entrepreneurs, a Go Fund Me with a mask for each $50 donation. Any profit to the food bank.



 There is a massive shortage of protective face masks across the US for medical personnel and the general public.  We can produce protective masks domestically -- right away -- and many people have asked how they can help, so we set up this fund. 


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 **Please note that we have fully stopped all of our regular garment production in our factories to fill this immediate need.**




Posted by Bird Dog at 18:56 | Comments (9) | Trackbacks (0)

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Every study I have read says that paper is a better filter than cotton for virus size particles. Cotton may work for pollen or fashion, but if you're wearing a face mask for fashion, it shouldn't be labeled "protective."

#FakeNews
#1 mike m on 2020-03-24 19:11 (Reply)
https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/03/23/face-masks-much-more-than-you-wanted-to-know/

SlateStarCodex just did a roundup report of all the decent mask research.

N95 and better seem to be better than cloth masks, and cloth masks seem to be much better than no mask.

My readings (sorry no links to hand) are that "Personal Protective Equipment" such as (especially) masks is one of the biggest bottlenecks to much more widespread COVID-19 testing, as the PPE should be changed between each testee. The other bottleneck is the extra-long swabs to reach the back of the nasal cavity.
#1.1 Douglas2/Unknown on 2020-03-24 20:55 (Reply)
I think we agree
#1.1.1 mike m on 2020-03-25 10:11 (Reply)
Psst... Why not just get 'em from China?... More money for virtue signaling.
#2 Rick1 on 2020-03-24 19:45 (Reply)
• by making masks, the clothier keeps their garment-workers in gainful employment with income.

• How long will the masks from China take to get to the USA? They are needed immediately

• Are the stocks already available in China and is export license available given their current need in-country?

Yes, 3m is vastly ramping up production of N95 masks and other garment companies are also switching production over to washable cloth masks.

But when comparing the COVID-19 case trajectory between countries with big problems (and the US) vs countries that seem to have it under control yet have their commerce operating near-normally, such as Singapore, Taiwan, and Japan, the two big differences are:

• In those countries everyone is wearing masks when in public

• In those countries nearly everyone has been tested, with health-workers and at-risk retested frequently. Such testing itself requires massive quantities of masks and other PPE:

https://www.ptcommunity.com/wire/covid-19-testing-needs-be-limited-priority-groups-until-sufficient-testing-supplies-and
#2.1 Douglas2/Unknown on 2020-03-24 21:11 (Reply)
I should have mentioned that it was a joke.
#2.1.1 Rick1 on 2020-03-24 23:13 (Reply)
Ah. I wondered what that "woosh" sound was, as if something was flying right over my head

:)
#2.1.1.1 Douglas2 on 2020-03-25 00:21 (Reply)
Please define “profit.’” Can we get an actual dollar figure? Why would I want to donate to her charity? Plenty of people near me need help too.
I’m thinking that right now my $50.00 would have far better uses than a single semi-effective face mask.
#3 FRP on 2020-03-25 07:59 (Reply)
Agree. $50 for a product that costs her less than $5? I don't think so. No thanks, I'll support local people.
#3.1 Ron Snyder on 2020-03-25 10:16 (Reply)

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