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very_slightly_mad
3 years ago
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Comments (2)I prefer the gel packs that you can put over your entire eye. They are squishy enough that you can shape them over the bridge of your nose. I keep a few in the freezer. I use them for strained muscles more than my eyes and I always wrap them in a cloth....See Moreface masks, false security
Comments (55)"TB scares me more than anything else they dream up." It shouldn't. It's not a highly infectious disease (you generally need prolonged exposure to someone with TB to catch it yourself) and it is treatable (unless you're in a very poor part of the developing world). Around 500 people a year die from TB in the US. Compare that with 40 to 60,000 who die from influenza or pneumonia, not to mention the numbers killed by Covid....See MoreWhy launder cloth masks or discard surgical ones?
Comments (24)I shower every single day when I come home from work. I rinse my hair with cream rinse, use soap and water on the rest of me. I wash my uniform right away. Then I clean everything I touched before my shower to ensure that *if* I brought the virus home, I washed it away. That is what you're supposed to do. Wash your reusuable home made masks and dry them in a HOT dryer. Toss the surgical ones never reuse them....See MoreFace Masks........
Comments (149)Thaks, Judi, yes sarcasm. If masks weren’t effective, medical folks wouldn’t wear them. I never see cloth masks anymore. All appear to be k95.. I just saw in our local paper that covid cases doubled here the last week in July. Which is a bit odd beccause the weather was idyllic and nearly every event and gathering has been outside.The local health department is again recommending masks....See More
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