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We get PPE to NYC essential workers and communities. We are all about elastomerics - reusable sustainable N95-equivalents are the only way through this crazy.

[Andrew Goldstein @andrewmakebluesky.bsky.social @AndrewMakeTweet]

I am beyond weary.

But I don't want a break from public health protections.

I want a break from preventable deaths, from preventable cases of long COVID, from variants, and from preventable surges that stress us all out, disrupt our relationships, and hurt livelihoods.

[Lazarus Long @LazarusLong13]

@EveExamines @sri_srikrishna @PPEtoheros @UniversalMaski2 @WHO @masknerd @__philipn__ @DentecSafety @CleanAirCrewOrg @Eric_Carroll @Amal4Solutions @CovidCourage @dianaberrent Per year....

100 g of elasto filters.
4.6 Kg of N95
42.16 kg of infectious.

Elastos generate .217% of the waste generated by N95's.

Elastos generate .00237% of the waste generated by an infectious patient in the hospital.

@RealSexyCyborg's great 🧵:

https://t.co/SabVZa0sd3

[Sonya Stokes, MD, MPH @sonyastoked]

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[Nicolas Smit @PPEtoheros]

HCWs need help. Quebec has 20,000 active cases among HCWs. It’s year 3 of the pandemic, haven’t we learned keeping HCWs safe is important? @dfisman @jvipondmd @DorisGrinspun @DrTomori @DrLaPook @StephenAtHome @sethmeyers @JimmyKimmelLive @DrEricDing @NDP.
https://t.co/a2QJ3NYVTZ

[Covid Courage @CovidCourage]

Federal govt failed to take PPE seriously from day 1. Apparently HCWs are expendable and general public can fend for itself. Why are healthcare institutions and local govt not pushing harder to protect their own people? @GovKathyHochul @ashvasnyc @DrMaryTBassett @MarkLevineNYC

[Gary P. Warren @GaryPWarren]

@AbraarKaran @drdavidmichaels @ZekeEmanuel @RickABright I met today with some people in government associated with PPE purchasing on a large scale and I can tell you is the attitude was "the pandemic is over". I fear all local/state/federal government people are now of the attitude "Let's just ride it out". Scary.

[Covid Courage @CovidCourage]

The public need N95-level protection now. Why are we still debating this? And why are hospitals like @MountSinaiNYC still claiming that N95s are only needed for aerosol generating procedures and failing to provide N95s to their frontline employees? It's criminal negligence.

[Stella Safo, MD MPH @AmmahStarr]

Gave KN95s and an N95 today to someone who honestly didn’t know she needed them. Please tell your loved ones to up their mask game. If you can spare it, give them a mask.

Again, the individual approach to COVID management is not ideal, but it’s what we have right now.

[Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician) @jeremyfaust]

RT if you personally know someone with Covid right now.

[Covid Courage @CovidCourage]

We have a limited quantity of FDA approved health-care -designed elastomeric respirators to giveaway to U.S. frontline workers before Dec 31st! See the flyer below and fill out the request form for yourself and/or your colleagues. DM us with questions. https://t.co/ffM78QCyXB

[Covid Courage @CovidCourage]

@natlblackhealth @NYCHealthSystem @nycHealthy @HarlemPride @RyanHealthNYC @CUNY_SPH_HHI @CDCgov Thank you!

[Covid Courage @CovidCourage]

https://t.co/3OP1su0DSu More evidence for the absolute need to shift to reusable PPE, including elastomeric respirators.
@NYCzerowaste @dczerowaste @nycpa @FitimShabaniNYC @nynurses @nynursesunited @CMCarlinaRivera @MarkLevineNYC @sri_srikrishna @PPEtoheros @NYCClimateWorks

[Covid Courage @CovidCourage]

Finally. One belated, but incredibly important step. TY @GovKathyHochul Now let’s get the masks our frontline needs, especially elastomerics! https://t.co/YBM5gyMCyg

[Barry Hunt @BarryHunt008]

@nytimes @wirecutter This article was wrong when you wrote it a year ago and it’s more wrong this year.
1. Respirators w exhalation valves protect wearer w 95PFE, and others at same or better level as surgical mask.

2. Cloth masks should NEVER be recommended for DELTA variant (3X more virulent)

[Covid Courage @CovidCourage]

We are grateful to @AmmahStarr and @natlblackhealth and all the strong souls out there who refuse to back down in their service to communities of color during this pandemic. The Black death rate from Covid is 1.4x the White death rate. Time to fix this.

[Stella Safo, MD MPH @AmmahStarr]

Chatted w Black/brown community advocates about COVID and my goodness- I am so impressed by how hard they are working to keep their communities safe- the passion, the love this takes…thankful to @CovidCourage and #BlackHealth for helping w these efforts. 1/

[Covid Courage @CovidCourage]

@PPEtoheros @Amal4Solutions @UniversalMaski2 @danaparish @nynursesunited @By_CJewett @DropletDiaries @BarryHunt008 @KrutikaKuppalli @AGoldsmithEsq @noellejt @sri_srikrishna @LazarusLong13 @jbarab @JennaLuche @SherriDouville @citlanx @BernieDogs4 @lvt2012 @doritmi @akansel @watermelonpunch @NyCovid @Don_Milton @berman_allen @AmandaHHTPA @Rose_Marie_Holt @shikgupta @CDC_Firstline @kprather88 @jljcolorado @meganranney @AnuAnandaraja @akm5376 @PrasadKasibhat1 @RickABright @linseymarr @drdavidmichaels @brosseau_lisa @celinegounder @mtosterholm @chipatucsd @Poppendieck @AbraarKaran @lindsleininger @DebbieBerkowitz @workingwcovid @ProfLWiley @NationalCOSH @CDCgov 1.number of EHMRs being requested and for which employees
2.Ideal time to receive EHMRs
3.Any experience with EHMRs, which models
4.Interest in participating in pre-, mid- and post- data collection activities with NIOSH, including feedback on existing implementation guidelines

[Covid Courage @CovidCourage]

@PPEtoheros @Amal4Solutions @UniversalMaski2 @danaparish @nynursesunited @By_CJewett @DropletDiaries @BarryHunt008 @KrutikaKuppalli @AGoldsmithEsq @noellejt @sri_srikrishna @LazarusLong13 @jbarab @JennaLuche @SherriDouville @citlanx @BernieDogs4 @lvt2012 @doritmi @akansel @watermelonpunch @NyCovid @Don_Milton @berman_allen @AmandaHHTPA @Rose_Marie_Holt @shikgupta @CDC_Firstline @kprather88 @jljcolorado @meganranney @AnuAnandaraja @akm5376 @PrasadKasibhat1 @RickABright @linseymarr @drdavidmichaels @brosseau_lisa @celinegounder @mtosterholm @chipatucsd @Poppendieck @AbraarKaran @lindsleininger @DebbieBerkowitz @workingwcovid @ProfLWiley @NationalCOSH @CDCgov NIOSH is distributing elastomerics to US facilities https://t.co/Zk0EOo8jgW. Initial application passed but NIOSH still wants to hear from interested organizations - contact Dr. Haas [email protected] with the following info:

[Covid Courage @CovidCourage]

Still bewildered. @CovidCourage has supported elastomeric programs in nyc hospitals and tried to convince @HealthNYGov since April 2020. What is the barrier to adoption of this effective sustainable PPE solution? Have we sold our souls to 3M? @nycpa @nynurses @FitimShabaniNYC

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

One of the most bewildering aspects of the federal response has been the lack of production and promotion of elastomeric N95s. This was the CDC's concept for a respiratory pandemic when I was Director. https://t.co/yXddNg5xfq

[Covid Courage @CovidCourage]

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[Dr. Bryan Leyva @DrBryanLeyva]

This is a pandemic. Period. It does not belong to any one group or subset of the population. People are not to blame for being “resistant” when frankly public health messaging has sucked, and state leaders have been acting like buffoons and not taking this seriously.

//The End//

[Covid Courage @CovidCourage]

Our point exactly. Huge resistance from local govt DOHs and hospital admin due to lack of CDC guidance has cost thousands of lives.

[Dr. Tom Frieden @DrTomFrieden]

Yesterday @CDCgov reported at least 62,344 HCW infections. How many of these could have been prevented if elastomeric production had been scaled up in January and February? https://t.co/dp9AldrKu9 https://t.co/5jicNLinDh