(07-12-2020, 11:45 PM)TearExtractor Wrote:

(07-12-2020, 09:57 PM)SuperJville Wrote: Viruses can travel in droplets as a vector... sheep

You and the other thousands of scientist and doctors have absolutely no clue what you are talking about. Mask are for bank robbers and sheep.

Im a random guy on the internet, so you know what I say is fact.

Let's go to the scorecards and see what the experts at The Mayo Clinic say!

Key points:

Masking will help if worn correctly and used in conjunction with other infection control practices.

The FDA will not approve medical masks to prevent the spread of Covid because they are designed for disposal after short term usage.

N95 masks must be fit tested for shaping and even so do not filter exhales therefore they do not prevent the spread of Covid.

Cloth masks might be helpful is used correctly. Here is what the Mayo Clinic advises about cloth masks:

"Cloth face masks should be worn in public settings where social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, such as in grocery stores, especially in areas of significant community-based transmission.
Here are a few pointers for putting on and taking off a cloth mask:

• Place your mask over your mouth and nose.
  
  
• Tie it behind your head or use ear loops and make sure it's snug.
  
  
• Don't touch your mask while wearing it.
  
  
• If you accidentally touch your mask, wash or sanitize your hands.
  
  
• Remove the mask by untying it or lifting off the ear loops without touching the front of the mask or your face.
  
  
• Wash your hands immediately after removing your mask.
  
  
• Regularly wash your mask with soap and water in the washing machine. It's fine to launder it with other clothes."
  

Here are their advisories about the potential dangers of cloth masks:

"Finally, here are a few face mask precautions:

• Don't put masks on anyone who has trouble breathing, or is unconscious or otherwise unable to remove the mask without help.
  
  
• Don't put masks on children under 2 years of age.
  
  
• Don't use face masks as a substitute for social distancing."
  

So, considering the advice and guidance of the Mayo Clinic, bona fide health care experts, do you really think that people are using cloth masks in any way that actually makes them effective? Because they aren't. Mostly because hand washing, not masking, is the actual best practice for infection control. But hey, keep on keeping on!

td;dr: Masks don't work if they aren't used correctly, and if you look around you'll see that pretty much no one is doing it correctly. So go wash your damn hands again.

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