When people talk about how great that 100 day mask mandate is make sure you ask them how the science came up with that nice round number. TRUST THE SCIENCE FOR 100 DAYS!
Having worked in hospital, they DO work. But it needs to be an N95 or similar spec mask for this kind of viral threat. Not some dishrag off Etsy. And they're also not meant for long term use. Like Fauci said in an interview, all the viral particles and other bacteria are caught on the exterior. So if you're fucking around with your mask by touching it and adjusting it all the time, you're probably doing more harm than good long term. That's why there's a specific way to take off an N95 mask (that limits the amount you touch the mask itself) and PPE is taken off in a specific order.
This was the stated reason very early on in the pandemic for why they were not recommending people wear masks - they don't know how to handle them properly. If you see anyone on TV speaking with a mask on, consciously look for how often they touch their mask.
Furthermore, they can't even get it right with WHO the mask actually protects. The mask's primary means of limiting virus transmission is supposedly preventing the wearer from transmitting the virus.
When people talk about how great that 100 day mask mandate is make sure you ask them how the science came up with that nice round number. TRUST THE SCIENCE FOR 100 DAYS!
The science still hasn't told me to what extent masks work. They just say they do.
Having worked in hospital, they DO work. But it needs to be an N95 or similar spec mask for this kind of viral threat. Not some dishrag off Etsy. And they're also not meant for long term use. Like Fauci said in an interview, all the viral particles and other bacteria are caught on the exterior. So if you're fucking around with your mask by touching it and adjusting it all the time, you're probably doing more harm than good long term. That's why there's a specific way to take off an N95 mask (that limits the amount you touch the mask itself) and PPE is taken off in a specific order.
This was the stated reason very early on in the pandemic for why they were not recommending people wear masks - they don't know how to handle them properly. If you see anyone on TV speaking with a mask on, consciously look for how often they touch their mask.
Furthermore, they can't even get it right with WHO the mask actually protects. The mask's primary means of limiting virus transmission is supposedly preventing the wearer from transmitting the virus.