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To: 1Old Pro

Masks alone (of any sort) don’t prevent contracting this virus. Eye protection is also needed. And some way to handle the contaminated mask and goggles (and the rest of your body, clothes, shoes and hair) once you arrive back home.


17 posted on 01/28/2020 7:02:08 AM PST by Black Agnes
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To: Black Agnes

Good point.

The major vector of SARS to HCWs was their contaminated gear, they got sick from taking it off. Same is true of Ebola.

Conjunctival transmission of the common cold is little remarked on (like, who cares?). It may turn out to be a major factor in this event.

Don’t worry. “It’s just a virus”.


24 posted on 01/28/2020 7:14:13 AM PST by Jim Noble (There is nothing racist in stating plainly what most people already know)
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To: Black Agnes
some way to handle the contaminated mask and goggles and...your hair

This nurse in Wuhan found a good way to deal with contaminated hair. This makes it real easy for her to get ready for work and end her shift.

Wuhan nurse shaves head to aid her work against virus
by Zhou Lihua in Wuhan and Cheng Si in Beijing, Chinadaily.com.cn, 2020-01-27

Shan Xia, a 30-year-old nurse with Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, shaved her long hair on Monday to help her work in fighting against the novel coronavirus. Shan, also a mother of two children, said that she cut her hair in order to avoid cross-infection and save time when wearing and taking off protective suits.

26 posted on 01/28/2020 7:16:41 AM PST by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Black Agnes
Masks alone (of any sort) don’t prevent contracting this virus. Eye protection is also needed. And some way to handle the contaminated mask and goggles (and the rest of your body, clothes, shoes and hair) once you arrive back home.

Can't be repeated enough.

32 posted on 01/28/2020 7:51:13 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (To the Left, The Truth is Right Wing Extremism.)
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