Sarah E
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@ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social . This whole thread by @runwithskizzers.bsky.social is worth reading, calling out this bc on last week's What's the Plan buttons came up. Masks >> buttons as ACTION, not just symbol, of community care. Please lead on this.
@ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social . This whole thread by @runwithskizzers.bsky.social is worth reading, calling out this bc on last week's What's the Plan buttons came up. Masks >> buttons as ACTION, not just symbol, of community care. Please lead on this.
Masking is a visible, low effort action for community care
August 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Attn: @indivisible.org
@ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social . This whole thread by @runwithskizzers.bsky.social is worth reading, calling out this bc on last week's What's the Plan buttons came up. Masks >> buttons as ACTION, not just symbol, of community care. Please lead on this.
@ezralevin.bsky.social @leahgreenberg.bsky.social . This whole thread by @runwithskizzers.bsky.social is worth reading, calling out this bc on last week's What's the Plan buttons came up. Masks >> buttons as ACTION, not just symbol, of community care. Please lead on this.
Reposted by Sarah E
This paper is interesting for a few reasons. It shows that mask mandates in healthcare protect patients from infections, and removing mask mandates in healthcare harms patients.
A facility without a mask mandate is making a *deliberate choice* known to harm patients.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A facility without a mask mandate is making a *deliberate choice* known to harm patients.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
![In unadjusted analyses, the mean weekly ratio between hospital-onset and community-onset infections increased from 2.9% prior to Omicron dominance to 7.6% (95% CI, 6.0%-9.1%) during Omicron dominance. After universal masking and testing ended, it increased to 15.5% (95% CI, 13.6%-17.4%), then fell to 8.0% (95% CI, 5.0%-11.0%) following resumption of masking among health care workers. Under the adjusted Poisson model (Figure), cessation of universal masking and testing was associated with a 25% increase in hospital-onset respiratory viral infections compared with the preceding Omicron-dominant period (rate ratio [RR], 1.25; 95% CI, 1.02-1.53), and resumption of masking among staff was associated with a 33% decrease in hospital-onset respiratory viral infections (RR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.52-0.85).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ou6sjyhswn7s3qyfqhw7mbk6/bafkreidt6unblorj2gvpt3yv5cdnyveps6weacjjtmoz5d4vtrwy7244hu@jpeg)
November 28, 2024 at 6:02 PM
This paper is interesting for a few reasons. It shows that mask mandates in healthcare protect patients from infections, and removing mask mandates in healthcare harms patients.
A facility without a mask mandate is making a *deliberate choice* known to harm patients.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
A facility without a mask mandate is making a *deliberate choice* known to harm patients.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...