Nah, they just said that so people wouldn't hoard masks that would otherwise be used my medical staff since there is a limited count. Hell yes they are effective.
The problem is more in the fact that people are stupid when they wear a mask they think "I'm fine I have a mask I'm safe now" and then they don't wash their fucking hands, I work at a store even with the outbreak people still don't wash their hands enough, and when they do wash their hands they wash for five seconds and think "that should be fine" the benefit masks give are outweighed by people being stupid beyond belief
Nah, they just said that so people wouldn't hoard masks that would otherwise be used my medical staff since there is a limited count. Hell yes they are effective.
The problem is more in the fact that people are stupid when they wear a mask they think "I'm fine I have a mask I'm safe now" and then they don't wash their fucking hands, I work at a store even with the outbreak people still don't wash their hands enough, and when they do wash their hands they wash for five seconds and think "that should be fine" the benefit masks give are outweighed by people being stupid beyond belief