Masking (kn95/n95)

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Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Focus on your own kids and their masks. Please let other parents manage their own child.

This. I’m fine with my kids in cloth masks. You do what works for you and let other parents do what works for them. TYVM

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But your choices impact my kids. As well as all the kids in the school. There's enough data out there showing cloth masks aren't very good at protection from omicron (see Leana Wen's most recent op-ed)

Oh quit it with that nonsense. Lots of choices that other families make affect your kids. Do you complain when kids eat breakfast in the classroom? They are eating unmasked and that affects your kid way more than my kid in a 3-layer cloth mask.

If you are THAT concerned about your kid catching Covid (which is fine, do what works for you), then you should have chosen virtual academy.

Or is this just about how you want to be able to control everything that everyone else does?

Our kids eat outside. They have the choice and we signed up early on. The breakfast kids eat in the cafeteria, not in class. Virtual academy doesn't work for our family for many reasons.

No, its not that I want to control everything. Its that I'd like the school not to close if we can do something more. Also, I have a parent with cancer that I care for regularly and would rather not infect him.

Well since your kids eat outside and not with the poors who get the free breakfast, and they’re wearing your high quality masks the rest of the time, they should be good right? If all that is not good enough for you then you should have chosen VA (which you would have been accepted for due to the cancer parent). We can’t have everything we want right now, you either accept the risk with in person (which sounds pretty minimal for your kids) or the drawbacks of virtual.

[Anonymous]

You all are exhausting. Shots and masks are no longer going to stop this.

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Anonymous wrote:You all are exhausting. Shots and masks are no longer going to stop this.

#stayhome #flattenthecurve #protectsomeone

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Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Focus on your own kids and their masks. Please let other parents manage their own child.

This. I’m fine with my kids in cloth masks. You do what works for you and let other parents do what works for them. TYVM

Oy
But your choices impact my kids. As well as all the kids in the school. There's enough data out there showing cloth masks aren't very good at protection from omicron (see Leana Wen's most recent op-ed)

Oh quit it with that nonsense. Lots of choices that other families make affect your kids. Do you complain when kids eat breakfast in the classroom? They are eating unmasked and that affects your kid way more than my kid in a 3-layer cloth mask.

If you are THAT concerned about your kid catching Covid (which is fine, do what works for you), then you should have chosen virtual academy.

Or is this just about how you want to be able to control everything that everyone else does?

Our kids eat outside. They have the choice and we signed up early on. The breakfast kids eat in the cafeteria, not in class. Virtual academy doesn't work for our family for many reasons.

No, its not that I want to control everything. Its that I'd like the school not to close if we can do something more. Also, I have a parent with cancer that I care for regularly and would rather not infect him.

Well since your kids eat outside and not with the poors who get the free breakfast, and they’re wearing your high quality masks the rest of the time, they should be good right? If all that is not good enough for you then you should have chosen VA (which you would have been accepted for due to the cancer parent). We can’t have everything we want right now, you either accept the risk with in person (which sounds pretty minimal for your kids) or the drawbacks of virtual.

How do I explain this clearly?
Low grade masks don't work well.
Transmission is very high in Moco.
Many of us want our kids to continue in school - the best way to do that is to keep teachers and kids safe.
I am not worried about my kids getting covid, personally. They are vaxxed, low risk, and like most of us in this country, have access to reasonably decent health care if they do get it. They will be fine. I don't want my kids, their classmates, or their teachers to get it because it will close down the school. Schools closed for months at a time is far worse than my child getting covid.

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Anonymous wrote:I work at an ES and was thrilled to see some kids in kn95 masks today! In fact, I’m thrilled to see a child wearing any mask that actually fits and covers their nose and mouth securely! Too many kids have masks that are falling off of their face, and the ones we are issued to hand out do not seem like they would protect anyone from anything.

Same! I started double masking the kids whose masks are falling down. Sorry, not sorry.

Jesus. I would go apesh*t if I my kid came home and told me that you did that.

Sounds like you should homeschool. -np

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Putting kn95 masks on little kids for 6-7 hours a day is cruel

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Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Focus on your own kids and their masks. Please let other parents manage their own child.

This. I’m fine with my kids in cloth masks. You do what works for you and let other parents do what works for them. TYVM

Oy
But your choices impact my kids. As well as all the kids in the school. There's enough data out there showing cloth masks aren't very good at protection from omicron (see Leana Wen's most recent op-ed)

Oh quit it with that nonsense. Lots of choices that other families make affect your kids. Do you complain when kids eat breakfast in the classroom? They are eating unmasked and that affects your kid way more than my kid in a 3-layer cloth mask.

If you are THAT concerned about your kid catching Covid (which is fine, do what works for you), then you should have chosen virtual academy.

Or is this just about how you want to be able to control everything that everyone else does?

Our kids eat outside. They have the choice and we signed up early on. The breakfast kids eat in the cafeteria, not in class. Virtual academy doesn't work for our family for many reasons.

No, its not that I want to control everything. Its that I'd like the school not to close if we can do something more. Also, I have a parent with cancer that I care for regularly and would rather not infect him.

Well since your kids eat outside and not with the poors who get the free breakfast, and they’re wearing your high quality masks the rest of the time, they should be good right? If all that is not good enough for you then you should have chosen VA (which you would have been accepted for due to the cancer parent). We can’t have everything we want right now, you either accept the risk with in person (which sounds pretty minimal for your kids) or the drawbacks of virtual.

How do I explain this clearly?
Low grade masks don't work well.
Transmission is very high in Moco.
Many of us want our kids to continue in school - the best way to do that is to keep teachers and kids safe.
I am not worried about my kids getting covid, personally. They are vaxxed, low risk, and like most of us in this country, have access to reasonably decent health care if they do get it. They will be fine. I don't want my kids, their classmates, or their teachers to get it because it will close down the school. Schools closed for months at a time is far worse than my child getting covid.

The parents who are putting their kids in cloth masks know they don’t work. They’ve known they don’t work for years now. They’re only wearing them for theater. These are the parents who are ready to be done with masks.

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Anonymous wrote:If you aren't going to give a child a new one every day, not sure what point there is.

Is this true? I thought you could reuse them for a few days, as long as you aren't working in the ER or something.

They say to reuse them as there wasn't enough availability. If you are using it an hour, sure use it again but after a day they get pretty gross.

Mask Nerd says these are good for 40 hours of wear time - wear time not calendar time.

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Anonymous wrote:Still content with a 2 layer cotton, with filter between.

Same here. Has been working for my kids for the past two years. Not going to change now for you anxiety-ridden posters.

+2.

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Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Focus on your own kids and their masks. Please let other parents manage their own child.

This. I’m fine with my kids in cloth masks. You do what works for you and let other parents do what works for them. TYVM

Oy
But your choices impact my kids. As well as all the kids in the school. There's enough data out there showing cloth masks aren't very good at protection from omicron (see Leana Wen's most recent op-ed)

Oh quit it with that nonsense. Lots of choices that other families make affect your kids. Do you complain when kids eat breakfast in the classroom? They are eating unmasked and that affects your kid way more than my kid in a 3-layer cloth mask.

If you are THAT concerned about your kid catching Covid (which is fine, do what works for you), then you should have chosen virtual academy.

Or is this just about how you want to be able to control everything that everyone else does?

Our kids eat outside. They have the choice and we signed up early on. The breakfast kids eat in the cafeteria, not in class. Virtual academy doesn't work for our family for many reasons.

No, its not that I want to control everything. Its that I'd like the school not to close if we can do something more. Also, I have a parent with cancer that I care for regularly and would rather not infect him.

Well since your kids eat outside and not with the poors who get the free breakfast, and they’re wearing your high quality masks the rest of the time, they should be good right? If all that is not good enough for you then you should have chosen VA (which you would have been accepted for due to the cancer parent). We can’t have everything we want right now, you either accept the risk with in person (which sounds pretty minimal for your kids) or the drawbacks of virtual.

How do I explain this clearly?
Low grade masks don't work well.
Transmission is very high in Moco.
Many of us want our kids to continue in school - the best way to do that is to keep teachers and kids safe.
I am not worried about my kids getting covid, personally. They are vaxxed, low risk, and like most of us in this country, have access to reasonably decent health care if they do get it. They will be fine. I don't want my kids, their classmates, or their teachers to get it because it will close down the school. Schools closed for months at a time is far worse than my child getting covid.

What you are seeing still is the community spread, not school spread. Start by putting the community in N95 masks. Why it’s ok for shoppers, restaurant goers and essentials to be in surgical and cloth, but force elementary school kids into KN95.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Focus on your own kids and their masks. Please let other parents manage their own child.

This. I’m fine with my kids in cloth masks. You do what works for you and let other parents do what works for them. TYVM

Oy
But your choices impact my kids. As well as all the kids in the school. There's enough data out there showing cloth masks aren't very good at protection from omicron (see Leana Wen's most recent op-ed)

Oh quit it with that nonsense. Lots of choices that other families make affect your kids. Do you complain when kids eat breakfast in the classroom? They are eating unmasked and that affects your kid way more than my kid in a 3-layer cloth mask.

If you are THAT concerned about your kid catching Covid (which is fine, do what works for you), then you should have chosen virtual academy.

Or is this just about how you want to be able to control everything that everyone else does?

Our kids eat outside. They have the choice and we signed up early on. The breakfast kids eat in the cafeteria, not in class. Virtual academy doesn't work for our family for many reasons.

No, its not that I want to control everything. Its that I'd like the school not to close if we can do something more. Also, I have a parent with cancer that I care for regularly and would rather not infect him.

Seriously doubt there was outdoor lunch this week with the snow and cold temperature.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you aren't going to give a child a new one every day, not sure what point there is.

Is this true? I thought you could reuse them for a few days, as long as you aren't working in the ER or something.

They say to reuse them as there wasn't enough availability. If you are using it an hour, sure use it again but after a day they get pretty gross.

Mask Nerd says these are good for 40 hours of wear time - wear time not calendar time.

Was that conclusion based on kids wearing the mask? Handling them incorrectly? Putting their gross fingers all over them after they’ve eating pizza at lunch? Dribbling snot all over the inside, etc.

Nah, I’ll stick with the washable ones that I can wash in hot water (which we know kills the virus).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Focus on your own kids and their masks. Please let other parents manage their own child.

This. I’m fine with my kids in cloth masks. You do what works for you and let other parents do what works for them. TYVM

Oy
But your choices impact my kids. As well as all the kids in the school. There's enough data out there showing cloth masks aren't very good at protection from omicron (see Leana Wen's most recent op-ed)

Oh quit it with that nonsense. Lots of choices that other families make affect your kids. Do you complain when kids eat breakfast in the classroom? They are eating unmasked and that affects your kid way more than my kid in a 3-layer cloth mask.

If you are THAT concerned about your kid catching Covid (which is fine, do what works for you), then you should have chosen virtual academy.

Or is this just about how you want to be able to control everything that everyone else does?

Our kids eat outside. They have the choice and we signed up early on. The breakfast kids eat in the cafeteria, not in class. Virtual academy doesn't work for our family for many reasons.

No, its not that I want to control everything. Its that I'd like the school not to close if we can do something more. Also, I have a parent with cancer that I care for regularly and would rather not infect him.

Well since your kids eat outside and not with the poors who get the free breakfast, and they’re wearing your high quality masks the rest of the time, they should be good right? If all that is not good enough for you then you should have chosen VA (which you would have been accepted for due to the cancer parent). We can’t have everything we want right now, you either accept the risk with in person (which sounds pretty minimal for your kids) or the drawbacks of virtual.

How do I explain this clearly?
Low grade masks don't work well.
Transmission is very high in Moco.
Many of us want our kids to continue in school - the best way to do that is to keep teachers and kids safe.
I am not worried about my kids getting covid, personally. They are vaxxed, low risk, and like most of us in this country, have access to reasonably decent health care if they do get it. They will be fine. I don't want my kids, their classmates, or their teachers to get it because it will close down the school. Schools closed for months at a time is far worse than my child getting covid.

So organize some fit test clinics for your school then? A poorly fitting N95 isn’t any better than a well fitting cloth mask.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Focus on your own kids and their masks. Please let other parents manage their own child.

This. I’m fine with my kids in cloth masks. You do what works for you and let other parents do what works for them. TYVM

Oy
But your choices impact my kids. As well as all the kids in the school. There's enough data out there showing cloth masks aren't very good at protection from omicron (see Leana Wen's most recent op-ed)

Oh quit it with that nonsense. Lots of choices that other families make affect your kids. Do you complain when kids eat breakfast in the classroom? They are eating unmasked and that affects your kid way more than my kid in a 3-layer cloth mask.

If you are THAT concerned about your kid catching Covid (which is fine, do what works for you), then you should have chosen virtual academy.

Or is this just about how you want to be able to control everything that everyone else does?

Our kids eat outside. They have the choice and we signed up early on. The breakfast kids eat in the cafeteria, not in class. Virtual academy doesn't work for our family for many reasons.

No, its not that I want to control everything. Its that I'd like the school not to close if we can do something more. Also, I have a parent with cancer that I care for regularly and would rather not infect him.

Well since your kids eat outside and not with the poors who get the free breakfast, and they’re wearing your high quality masks the rest of the time, they should be good right? If all that is not good enough for you then you should have chosen VA (which you would have been accepted for due to the cancer parent). We can’t have everything we want right now, you either accept the risk with in person (which sounds pretty minimal for your kids) or the drawbacks of virtual.

How do I explain this clearly?
Low grade masks don't work well.
Transmission is very high in Moco.
Many of us want our kids to continue in school - the best way to do that is to keep teachers and kids safe.
I am not worried about my kids getting covid, personally. They are vaxxed, low risk, and like most of us in this country, have access to reasonably decent health care if they do get it. They will be fine. I don't want my kids, their classmates, or their teachers to get it because it will close down the school. Schools closed for months at a time is far worse than my child getting covid.

Fair enough, but MCPS is trying to close schools due to transmission over winter break. So all your high quality masks may be for naught anyway.

They shouldn’t be closing the schools simply based on cases to begin with, especially now that kids have the opportunity to be vaccinated. It’s poor policy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Good luck in finding the childsize anywhere near the volume that would be needed.

And good luck getting kids to comply with using them.

oh we have them. I just want more of the classmates to have them. Most are still in cloth masks.

Focus on your own kids and their masks. Please let other parents manage their own child.

This. I’m fine with my kids in cloth masks. You do what works for you and let other parents do what works for them. TYVM

Oy
But your choices impact my kids. As well as all the kids in the school. There's enough data out there showing cloth masks aren't very good at protection from omicron (see Leana Wen's most recent op-ed)

Oh quit it with that nonsense. Lots of choices that other families make affect your kids. Do you complain when kids eat breakfast in the classroom? They are eating unmasked and that affects your kid way more than my kid in a 3-layer cloth mask.

If you are THAT concerned about your kid catching Covid (which is fine, do what works for you), then you should have chosen virtual academy.

Or is this just about how you want to be able to control everything that everyone else does?

Our kids eat outside. They have the choice and we signed up early on. The breakfast kids eat in the cafeteria, not in class. Virtual academy doesn't work for our family for many reasons.

No, its not that I want to control everything. Its that I'd like the school not to close if we can do something more. Also, I have a parent with cancer that I care for regularly and would rather not infect him.

Well since your kids eat outside and not with the poors who get the free breakfast, and they’re wearing your high quality masks the rest of the time, they should be good right? If all that is not good enough for you then you should have chosen VA (which you would have been accepted for due to the cancer parent). We can’t have everything we want right now, you either accept the risk with in person (which sounds pretty minimal for your kids) or the drawbacks of virtual.

How do I explain this clearly?
Low grade masks don't work well.
Transmission is very high in Moco.
Many of us want our kids to continue in school - the best way to do that is to keep teachers and kids safe.
I am not worried about my kids getting covid, personally. They are vaxxed, low risk, and like most of us in this country, have access to reasonably decent health care if they do get it. They will be fine. I don't want my kids, their classmates, or their teachers to get it because it will close down the school. Schools closed for months at a time is far worse than my child getting covid.

What you are seeing still is the community spread, not school spread. Start by putting the community in N95 masks. Why it’s ok for shoppers, restaurant goers and essentials to be in surgical and cloth, but force elementary school kids into KN95.

Its not okay. Everyone should be in KN95s. Everyone.
But we don't close down the grocery store because of positivity rates at 24% but we do close down the schools at 5/6/7% (who really knows)?