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Brian E. Bledsoe (he,him,his) @brianebledsoe.bsky.social

N95 or greater, like elastomeric & N/P100, may not be enough. Influenza, including HPAI or bird flu, appears to be able to infect humans using eyes as entry point. Precautionary principle indicates use of eye protection too. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

aug 13, 2025, 10:45 pm • 2 1

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Manic Pixie Dream Witch @oneinchframe.bsky.social

I’ve already invested in good-quality goggles to prepare for this.

aug 13, 2025, 11:39 pm • 2 0 • view
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Brian E. Bledsoe (he,him,his) @brianebledsoe.bsky.social

I have also purchased goggles in preparation. There are too many cases of conjunctivitis in animal to human bird flu infection, and I don't want to experience nor spread that infection in case of human to human.

aug 14, 2025, 1:53 am • 1 0 • view