There's a difference between "masks work" and "mask mandates work" ("work" here meaning slowing or stopping the spread of a respiratory virus).
Of course specific masks are effective in sterile medical settings; this is why they're worn by doctors during surgery and so forth. There's a world of difference between this type of mask use and "mask mandates" where the state forces people to cover their face with zero regard to mask type, fabric, condition, duration of use, etc.
In regards to your other statements, there is zero evidence to show that widespread masking has slowed down the spread of the virus. Most of the data that says otherwise is either based on lab studies (again, looking at sterile, medical mask usage and then "generalizing" it across the population) or is based on wholly unscientific "models" that predict calamity and then "conclude" that mask mandates prevented armageddon (see COVID Act Now and other political lobbying groups). The actual data, state by state, country by country, does not display any strong correlation between mask wearing and slowed virus spread. As I'm sure you're aware, in many cases deaths and cases have increased after the mandates were put into place.
Looking at the data for my state (MI), at least, the data seems to show ebbs and flows in case rates corresponding to periods after restrictions are made stricter and eased.
Hello to the brainwashed! Look up PCR testing amplification... A coca cola, a goat, and a melon all tested positive because the amplified PCR tests. Then a week after Biden takes office they come out publicly and admit the PCR amplification was too high at 50 so they are lowering it to 30, and magically cases started decreasing. Wake up sheep. Or you're probably just a bot.
Effective at limiting droplet spread, which is the less common way of spreading the virus. At what cost? Poor oxygen intake. More bacteria around your face. Possible facial deformity.
you know you can just test masks, which has already been done as I pointed out in my comment?
That's easier than going back in time and removing all restrictions and comparing the results.
Yes, and most tests show they're effective.
Sort of.
There's a difference between "masks work" and "mask mandates work" ("work" here meaning slowing or stopping the spread of a respiratory virus).
Of course specific masks are effective in sterile medical settings; this is why they're worn by doctors during surgery and so forth. There's a world of difference between this type of mask use and "mask mandates" where the state forces people to cover their face with zero regard to mask type, fabric, condition, duration of use, etc.
In regards to your other statements, there is zero evidence to show that widespread masking has slowed down the spread of the virus. Most of the data that says otherwise is either based on lab studies (again, looking at sterile, medical mask usage and then "generalizing" it across the population) or is based on wholly unscientific "models" that predict calamity and then "conclude" that mask mandates prevented armageddon (see COVID Act Now and other political lobbying groups). The actual data, state by state, country by country, does not display any strong correlation between mask wearing and slowed virus spread. As I'm sure you're aware, in many cases deaths and cases have increased after the mandates were put into place.
Looking at the data for my state (MI), at least, the data seems to show ebbs and flows in case rates corresponding to periods after restrictions are made stricter and eased.
Hello to the brainwashed! Look up PCR testing amplification... A coca cola, a goat, and a melon all tested positive because the amplified PCR tests. Then a week after Biden takes office they come out publicly and admit the PCR amplification was too high at 50 so they are lowering it to 30, and magically cases started decreasing. Wake up sheep. Or you're probably just a bot.
Effective at limiting droplet spread, which is the less common way of spreading the virus. At what cost? Poor oxygen intake. More bacteria around your face. Possible facial deformity.
Do they still make sense?
>poor oxygen intake
blatantly false
>more bacteria around your face
don't be a retard, change your mask out
>possible facial deformity
lol what
Are you telling me that n95s don’t limit your oxygen intake down from what it typically would be without it?
How often should I change it?
Children who wear masks for long periods of time while their bones are still shifting/growing can experience facial deformity due to the mask
yeah you would probably put a mask on your kid and fuck up their face