Even the most extreme disclaimers do not deny that masks limit an infected person's spreading of disease. That is my argument, that even cheap masks limit the range of respiration, thus doing some good.
Surely some angry obscenity will refute the reasoning perfectly.
Cloth face coverings are scientifically proven to not be effective against this virus. Cloth masks create a reason to keep touching your face (bad), as well as trap bacteria in a moist damp place in front of your mouth.
This is a video of people coughing. Covering your mouth tightly with your elbow is a much better way to prevent droplets from spreading. Please do not cough directly into your mask, you can harm those around you. Droplets cannot pass through a solid object such as your arm.
This video demonstrates that you should always cover your mouth when you cough, and does not show the effectiveness of a large scale public mask mandate.
Masks, especially the lousy non-N95 kind we're allowed, are not very effective. But they do have some effect. It's the difference between doing something and doing nothing.
When you take medication or have surgery, you are not guaranteed 100% success. Likewise, masks are not 100% effective. Different studies show different degrees of effectiveness.
Distancing and isolation are the safest measures. We can't always isolate. Use common sense, as you see it.
Seriously, what is the anti-mask argument here?
COVID is fake or virtually harmless?
Masks are completely useless and ineffective?
Being maskless just looks cool?
Mexico is the epicenter of scientific wisdom and 1st world sanitation?
If COVID is a real virus and potentially very harmful and masks have some effect, wouldn't it make sense to wear one in close quarters?
Even the most extreme disclaimers do not deny that masks limit an infected person's spreading of disease. That is my argument, that even cheap masks limit the range of respiration, thus doing some good.
Surely some angry obscenity will refute the reasoning perfectly.
Cloth face coverings are scientifically proven to not be effective against this virus. Cloth masks create a reason to keep touching your face (bad), as well as trap bacteria in a moist damp place in front of your mouth.
Cloth is not a great anti-viral barrier, but scientifically proven to greatly limit the distance respiratory particles travel.
How Well Do Masks Work? (Schlieren Imaging In Slow Motion!)
https://aip.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/5.0034580
The argument is and has been that surgical masks limit the range of expiratory respiration, offering a modicum of protection.
This is a video of people coughing. Covering your mouth tightly with your elbow is a much better way to prevent droplets from spreading. Please do not cough directly into your mask, you can harm those around you. Droplets cannot pass through a solid object such as your arm.
This video demonstrates that you should always cover your mouth when you cough, and does not show the effectiveness of a large scale public mask mandate.
Masks, especially the lousy non-N95 kind we're allowed, are not very effective. But they do have some effect. It's the difference between doing something and doing nothing.
When you take medication or have surgery, you are not guaranteed 100% success. Likewise, masks are not 100% effective. Different studies show different degrees of effectiveness.
Distancing and isolation are the safest measures. We can't always isolate. Use common sense, as you see it.