For me, it has to do with the things that come from your face being held in. Cloth masks do nothing but keep you from coughing in someone's face. I can handle that myself, thank you.
Masks are a joke if a bandana is a valid substitute.
But... that's not it, it's not just about coughing, whenever you breathe you release particles when you are sick, same with you breathing from your nose, which is why you have to cover both the mouth and the nose.
Bandana isn't a valid substitute either, the CDC has recommended cloth as a substitute due to in the first few months of the pandemic masks being impossible to get. Is it as effective as a mask? Absolutely not. Is it better than nothing? Absolutely yes.
For me, it has to do with the things that come from your face being held in. Cloth masks do nothing but keep you from coughing in someone's face. I can handle that myself, thank you.
Masks are a joke if a bandana is a valid substitute.
But... that's not it, it's not just about coughing, whenever you breathe you release particles when you are sick, same with you breathing from your nose, which is why you have to cover both the mouth and the nose.
Bandana isn't a valid substitute either, the CDC has recommended cloth as a substitute due to in the first few months of the pandemic masks being impossible to get. Is it as effective as a mask? Absolutely not. Is it better than nothing? Absolutely yes.