Redoing as quote post, I am such a lurker not a poster, ha.

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.

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.

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).

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...

Love her, love Andrew Walker, thank you for this reminder that I have plans tonight. 😍

@ppyajunebug.bsky.social for you <3