I think the young people are staying away in some places for other reasons. It seems many of the weekends that don't require masks also don't have their core of young dancers anymore. I'm not sure they are related though, as it seems to be the "cool hip dancer" group that hasn't returned.
On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 1:07 PM Woody Lane via Organizers < [email protected]> wrote: > FYI, here are some recent (scientific) journal articles about the effects > of masking: > > Revisiting the Protective Value of Barrier Face Coverings After the > COVID-19 Pandemic > Theodore J. Witek JrDrPH, James A. ScottPhD, and John R. BalmesMD > American Journal of Public Health (ajph) June 2022 > https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2022.306833 > > > Maintaining face mask use before and after achieving different COVID-19 > vaccination coverage levels: a modelling study > The Lancet Public Health, Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2022, Pages e356-e365 > https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468266722000408 > > > Does wearing a mask while exercising amid COVID-19 pandemic affect > hemodynamic and hematologic function among healthy individuals? > Implications of mask modality, sex, and exercise intensity > The Physician and Sportsmedicine, Volume 50, 2022 - Issue 3 > <https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ipsm20/50/3> > https://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2021.1922947 > > > SEIR Model to address the impact of face masks amid COVID-19 pandemic > Risk Analysis - An International Journal, 2022 > https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13958 > > > Enjoy the reading (and the jargon). > Woody > > -- > Woody Lane > Caller, Percussive Dancer > Roseburg, Oregon > http://www.woodylanecaller.com > cell: 541-556-0054 > ------------------------------ > > On 1/4/2023 6:57 PM, Perry Shafran via Organizers wrote: > > If you are wearing a well-fitting N95 mask, it should be providing a good > seal on exhalation and inhalation. That is why masking works to prevent > spread and protect others. And while one-way masking is good protection, > science has shown us that universal masking is even better. > > Also, it actually does matter what we do at dances, but it is because we > are part of society as a whole. If we have covid spread at a dance, every > one who was in that hall was exposed, and they all have to go out in the > world and encounter other people. And if they are not wearing masks when > they do that, then there is that potential spread to others, and so on. > > Required masking at dances shuts off all of those vectors. > > > _______________________________________________ > Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] >
_______________________________________________ Organizers mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
