• sovietknuckles [they/them]@hexbear.net
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        1 year ago

        @glans@hexbear.net I was being sarcastic, sorry if that was not clear. From the picture, it looks like they’re handling vaccines, hence the gloves. If they had a mask nearby, maybe they thought they could take it off temporarily for the photo op, not considering that COVID aerosols linger, so putting a mask on doesn’t make the room safe. Either way, gloves but no mask seems inexcusable, especially in a photo op that sets an example.

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          1 year ago

          You don’t need gloves to handle vaccines… but if you need gloves to do something you should also not have sleeves that cover over your hand. And I don’t like to give hair advice but long, loose hair gets in the way. Possibly this lady has enough product in her hair to keep it stationary. Otherwise, needs a ponytail or a headband or something.

          While I’m looking at this photo, there is what looks like a used needle/syringe (the plunger is depressed) sort of strewn on the table. Put that shit in a sharps bin. I can’t even tell if it is a safety needle (but it might be). For some reason media love publish photos of people conducting injections which violate OHSA guidelines by not using safety syringes.

          sources: 1, 2, 3

          Which is great, we will get some worker exposure to hepatitis and hiv this way. Fantastic. In some of the photos it also looks like they are using massive 20-21g needles for injections. Which isn’t unsafe but it is unkind.

          Hopefully a wider shot 30 mins later would show a table that was set up for work and not for a photo… including waste disposal, hand sanitizer, masks etc.