My friend, Tyson Gabriel, is an expert on PPE. P100 respirators can greatly reduce your risk of getting COVID, but only for the wearer. AFAIK, no public health official ever talks about them. Why?
Using graphs of infection rates and mask usage is not a valid way to measure mask effectiveness. Masks only work when worn properly. How many people in a million know how to achieve a perfect seal around the face? 1? Even the picture you used of the person wearing a P100 respirator does not have a perfect seal - the mask doesn't even touch the sides of the nose. Hilarious.
The Powers that be will never say to use P100 or above, that would make every user get a fit test. Then that would eliminate the narrative because most smokers, elderly and Obese people will not pass the test. Not to mention doctors visits and them doing the correct thing.
3M do sell a filter for the exhaust port on the 6000 series respirators and its specifically for covid source control. It is part number 604 called the "3M™ Exhalation Valve Filter 604"
I can’t find any evidence that P100’s work for respiratory viruses.
The 3M data sheet that you linked to relies on a bacterial study and 2 mechanical models to infer that they do, which tells us nothing. Is there any solid evidence that they work for respiratory viruses?
Do not use for gases and vapors, asbestos or sandblasting; particulate concentrations that exceed either 10 times the occupational exposure limit or applicable government regulations, whichever is lower. This respirator does not supply oxygen...
4. Do not use with beards or other facial hair or other conditions that prevent a good seal between the face and the sealing surface of the respirator.
Might be better to get a half mask that takes standard gas mask 40mm filters like shown below and then buy the MIRA Particle Max P3 Virus Filters and rotate the filters?
Imagine a comedy video with a talking p100 who doesn't know whether he should follow the advice on left and get a shot to protect his body from an aerosol or follow the right and not worry about breathing it in even though it makes people sick and has killed thousands. He tries to sort out this high tech rocket science with a couple of his working stiff customers at the paint store who don't realize he's talking about covid who think his real problem is he obviously doesn't have a brain. The problem is nobody knows the cure for covid other than here.
Best mask is the MIRA CM-6M Tactical Gas Mask with Particle Max P3 Virus Filters - Made from ULPA filtration technology, a step above HEPA Rated to stop 99.9995%+ of viral and bio particulates. Of course you may get strange looks at the grocery store...
OSHA states that face coverings are not Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). What makes something PPE? Not authorization and not the sayso of some expert who speculates. PPE goes through a process for certification that must be maintained based on THAT process; this includes design/test cycles beginning with proof of concept and progresses to more stringent testing as the design firms-up; then the specs and standards are solidified and matched to the type and degree of hazard; that match is the key to PPE; next the device/product is manufactured to standard, and also packaged to standard to ensure safety of the device; and an information insert is also included to standard outlining the match with hazard and to describe the limitations of the device and the circumstances that would compromise its certified use. So, PPE is designed to purpose, tested against purpose, manufactured to standards, packaged to standards, and is documented for the user's optimal application of the device to realworld situations. That is far more than someone's sayso - or opinion. More ....
For a few different reasons, I've spent a lot of time wearing half-mask respirators. It's been a long time since I bought a respirator, so maybe the 3M respirators are better now --- but I found them very uncomfortable. I much prefer the North 7700 respirators for comfort (and BTW, I have "multiple chemical sensitivity" and found the North 7700's to be MCS-safe).
I recommend buying a respirator at an industrial safety supply store where a knowledgeable salesperson can advise you on size, type of filter cartridges to buy, etc. Carefully read and follow the instructions for fitting the straps. Learn how to perform positive pressure fit tests because you will need to do a fit test every time you put on or adjust the respirator. Think in detail, in advance, about how you will change filter cartridges when required; you may want to buy a second respirator instead of trying to switch filter cartridges rapidly (while holding or your breath or whatever other method you go for).
On the positive side, a properly used half mask respirator with the right kind of filter cartridge is good protection against a bunch of ugly stuff. Just keep in mind that you can catch viruses through your ear canals and your eyes, too. (Maybe the Chinese who wore plastic jugs over their heads in the early days of the pandemic had a good idea...and it was cheap, too.)
Also, imo: we could de-false-dichotomy these mask issues if we turned the volume up/put mega written & vocal focus on successful use of tweeked Ventilation systems & Safe Ceiling-Level UV-2 lights (kill viruses (& measles, I think). I read about DR Yuguo Li's success in Wired article https://www.wired.com/story/the-teeny-tiny-scientific-screwup-that-helped-covid-kill/ If we put as much focus on this as vacs/masks students safer❤️ He's an engineer who had a lot of experience/gained knowledge from 1st SARS 2 infection years ago. He got Hong Kong U to put Covid$ into up-grading Ventilation & adding Safe Ceiling Height UV-2 lights to classrooms & buses (!)--as of last May "[@~ May,2021] Li’s {Hong Kong]University, a school of 30,000 students, has recorded a total of 23 Covid-19 cases." This article is interesting also b/c it shows how dogma can originate & dominate for a long time. Dr Li's work is part of uncovering that story/correcting the dogma--so it's not the focus of article, but I think it should've been amplified & should've "gone viral" to help stop the spread AND ALSO b/c it a means that will continue to work AFTER this is over...
Another caveat is CHEMICALS you are breathing in/have skin contact with in the masks(have chem. intolerance so can not wear masks for more than few minutes & therefore have not been able to work as RN since Flu shots were coerced in hospitals by mandating masks would have to be worn by anyone declining the Flu Vac the FULL work day (regardless if giving pt care or not--priming pump for Covid genetic modification product-vax-mandates--have some articles on this if anyone's interested in looking at Vac industry/Fauci Cartel's leveraging grant$ for 90% compliance.I wasn't born w/Chem. Intolerance--it truly constricts my life & has killed many people, so I want to alert others so they don't wind up exposing themselves repeatedly to some of the chems that can help cause it, Asthma,etc +/or help cancers proliferate. Google seems to be hiding info even more these days,but here is a ECOTEXTILE NEWS APRIL 1,2021 article: Exclusive: Chemical Cocktail Found In Face Masks https://www.ecotextile.com/2021040127603/dyes-chemicals-news/exclusive-chemical-cocktail-found-in-face-masks.html
"When all else fails, read the instructions" Seriously, read the god damn box. As I have stated to so many people, "a mask only serves the purpose of protecting the wearer and only works on the inhale". I'm not a Dr, I sell masks and recommend to customers what is required for their need/use. I also use them myself in dusty conditions in my workshop, while spray painting or spraying chemical for weed control.
No one needs a Dr's advise to use the appropriate mask for the appropriate reason. The purpose of the mis guided hysteria and fearporn is to cause mass hysteria through fear for the purpose of control, and people ARE falling for it. People so fearful of someone NOT wearing a mask is as pathetic as anything I will ever see. All that mask wearing and mandating of a mask does it pit people against each other for the creation of adversity and a segregated society. A mask only works on the inhale. You may as well go live on the moon if you do not want to share the air here on planet earth because no one could uphold the cost or cumbersome restriction of a purifier to eliminate any and all nasties.
Open the windows and get some fresh air, for god sake. The best thing anyone could do.
It is just so amazing to watch people walking down the street on their own wearing a mask, or driving a car by themselves, and then to see at the end of the day 100 unmasked people sitting in a restaurant and not a mask to be seen. Seriously, who is the fool? The one without a Mask??
Using graphs of infection rates and mask usage is not a valid way to measure mask effectiveness. Masks only work when worn properly. How many people in a million know how to achieve a perfect seal around the face? 1? Even the picture you used of the person wearing a P100 respirator does not have a perfect seal - the mask doesn't even touch the sides of the nose. Hilarious.
The Powers that be will never say to use P100 or above, that would make every user get a fit test. Then that would eliminate the narrative because most smokers, elderly and Obese people will not pass the test. Not to mention doctors visits and them doing the correct thing.
3M do sell a filter for the exhaust port on the 6000 series respirators and its specifically for covid source control. It is part number 604 called the "3M™ Exhalation Valve Filter 604"
Steve,
I can’t find any evidence that P100’s work for respiratory viruses.
The 3M data sheet that you linked to relies on a bacterial study and 2 mechanical models to infer that they do, which tells us nothing. Is there any solid evidence that they work for respiratory viruses?
Thanks for all you do!
From the Instruction leaflet. Here https://www.jondon.com/media/pdf/manuals/3M-R8293-EA_User_Instructions-1248710141.pdf
Do Not Use For
Do not use for gases and vapors, asbestos or sandblasting; particulate concentrations that exceed either 10 times the occupational exposure limit or applicable government regulations, whichever is lower. This respirator does not supply oxygen...
4. Do not use with beards or other facial hair or other conditions that prevent a good seal between the face and the sealing surface of the respirator.
So please stop your BS with total respect.
1/2 Mask and Salvavida P3 R ULPA U15 Bioparticle
Canister Filters
https://salvavida.net/products/3m-scott-half-mask
https://www.wallstreetunderground.com/files/salvavida_brochure.pdf
Might be better to get a half mask that takes standard gas mask 40mm filters like shown below and then buy the MIRA Particle Max P3 Virus Filters and rotate the filters?
https://northseaworkwear.com/prs278hd-pr-scott-safety-aviva-40-single-filter-half-mask-respirator-kit-p2-pf10.html
Imagine a comedy video with a talking p100 who doesn't know whether he should follow the advice on left and get a shot to protect his body from an aerosol or follow the right and not worry about breathing it in even though it makes people sick and has killed thousands. He tries to sort out this high tech rocket science with a couple of his working stiff customers at the paint store who don't realize he's talking about covid who think his real problem is he obviously doesn't have a brain. The problem is nobody knows the cure for covid other than here.
Best mask is the MIRA CM-6M Tactical Gas Mask with Particle Max P3 Virus Filters - Made from ULPA filtration technology, a step above HEPA Rated to stop 99.9995%+ of viral and bio particulates. Of course you may get strange looks at the grocery store...
https://www.mirasafety.com/
Optional NBC-77 SOF CBRN Gas Mask Filter will protect against CBRN agents...
OSHA states that face coverings are not Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). What makes something PPE? Not authorization and not the sayso of some expert who speculates. PPE goes through a process for certification that must be maintained based on THAT process; this includes design/test cycles beginning with proof of concept and progresses to more stringent testing as the design firms-up; then the specs and standards are solidified and matched to the type and degree of hazard; that match is the key to PPE; next the device/product is manufactured to standard, and also packaged to standard to ensure safety of the device; and an information insert is also included to standard outlining the match with hazard and to describe the limitations of the device and the circumstances that would compromise its certified use. So, PPE is designed to purpose, tested against purpose, manufactured to standards, packaged to standards, and is documented for the user's optimal application of the device to realworld situations. That is far more than someone's sayso - or opinion. More ....
For a few different reasons, I've spent a lot of time wearing half-mask respirators. It's been a long time since I bought a respirator, so maybe the 3M respirators are better now --- but I found them very uncomfortable. I much prefer the North 7700 respirators for comfort (and BTW, I have "multiple chemical sensitivity" and found the North 7700's to be MCS-safe).
I recommend buying a respirator at an industrial safety supply store where a knowledgeable salesperson can advise you on size, type of filter cartridges to buy, etc. Carefully read and follow the instructions for fitting the straps. Learn how to perform positive pressure fit tests because you will need to do a fit test every time you put on or adjust the respirator. Think in detail, in advance, about how you will change filter cartridges when required; you may want to buy a second respirator instead of trying to switch filter cartridges rapidly (while holding or your breath or whatever other method you go for).
On the positive side, a properly used half mask respirator with the right kind of filter cartridge is good protection against a bunch of ugly stuff. Just keep in mind that you can catch viruses through your ear canals and your eyes, too. (Maybe the Chinese who wore plastic jugs over their heads in the early days of the pandemic had a good idea...and it was cheap, too.)
Also, imo: we could de-false-dichotomy these mask issues if we turned the volume up/put mega written & vocal focus on successful use of tweeked Ventilation systems & Safe Ceiling-Level UV-2 lights (kill viruses (& measles, I think). I read about DR Yuguo Li's success in Wired article https://www.wired.com/story/the-teeny-tiny-scientific-screwup-that-helped-covid-kill/ If we put as much focus on this as vacs/masks students safer❤️ He's an engineer who had a lot of experience/gained knowledge from 1st SARS 2 infection years ago. He got Hong Kong U to put Covid$ into up-grading Ventilation & adding Safe Ceiling Height UV-2 lights to classrooms & buses (!)--as of last May "[@~ May,2021] Li’s {Hong Kong]University, a school of 30,000 students, has recorded a total of 23 Covid-19 cases." This article is interesting also b/c it shows how dogma can originate & dominate for a long time. Dr Li's work is part of uncovering that story/correcting the dogma--so it's not the focus of article, but I think it should've been amplified & should've "gone viral" to help stop the spread AND ALSO b/c it a means that will continue to work AFTER this is over...
Here is AZ engineer who lost his restaurant business to Covid, but helped save many others by taking this info & installing such equipment in businesses (& homes) https://www.azcentral.com/story/money/business/entrepreneurs/2021/05/27/tempe-based-purification-llc-co-founder-nick-knudsen-sells-uvc-lights/7167396002/
Another caveat is CHEMICALS you are breathing in/have skin contact with in the masks(have chem. intolerance so can not wear masks for more than few minutes & therefore have not been able to work as RN since Flu shots were coerced in hospitals by mandating masks would have to be worn by anyone declining the Flu Vac the FULL work day (regardless if giving pt care or not--priming pump for Covid genetic modification product-vax-mandates--have some articles on this if anyone's interested in looking at Vac industry/Fauci Cartel's leveraging grant$ for 90% compliance.I wasn't born w/Chem. Intolerance--it truly constricts my life & has killed many people, so I want to alert others so they don't wind up exposing themselves repeatedly to some of the chems that can help cause it, Asthma,etc +/or help cancers proliferate. Google seems to be hiding info even more these days,but here is a ECOTEXTILE NEWS APRIL 1,2021 article: Exclusive: Chemical Cocktail Found In Face Masks https://www.eco textile.com/2021040127603/dyes-chemicals-news/exclusive-chemical-cocktail-found-in-face-masks.html
"When all else fails, read the instructions" Seriously, read the god damn box. As I have stated to so many people, "a mask only serves the purpose of protecting the wearer and only works on the inhale". I'm not a Dr, I sell masks and recommend to customers what is required for their need/use. I also use them myself in dusty conditions in my workshop, while spray painting or spraying chemical for weed control.
No one needs a Dr's advise to use the appropriate mask for the appropriate reason. The purpose of the mis guided hysteria and fearporn is to cause mass hysteria through fear for the purpose of control, and people ARE falling for it. People so fearful of someone NOT wearing a mask is as pathetic as anything I will ever see. All that mask wearing and mandating of a mask does it pit people against each other for the creation of adversity and a segregated society. A mask only works on the inhale. You may as well go live on the moon if you do not want to share the air here on planet earth because no one could uphold the cost or cumbersome restriction of a purifier to eliminate any and all nasties.
Open the windows and get some fresh air, for god sake. The best thing anyone could do.
It is just so amazing to watch people walking down the street on their own wearing a mask, or driving a car by themselves, and then to see at the end of the day 100 unmasked people sitting in a restaurant and not a mask to be seen. Seriously, who is the fool? The one without a Mask??
I am looking at the lowest picture in your post. Are you implying that with proper masking our children would be 43 before finishing school?
The masks you think work - do they actually prevent people from ever getting a cold? I have never worn a mask and never get colds.
I have this weird idea now that there might be more truth to terrain theory than to germ theory.