Pro mask or anti mask?
I'm not sure the science supports the effectiveness of the masks.
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SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
Pro.
I believe they help, I don't believe they are infallible. The studies done in labs are not relevant and focus on misdirecting people into believing they don't work.
Rather, they are not 100% effective at stopping everything. Yeah, you spray an aerosol at a person wearing a mask, some of it is getting through. If that is respiration from an infected person, you might get infected yourself.
But it reduces your chances of spreading and getting an illness.
I've based that conclusion on 2 things:
Personal experience. I haven't been sick in almost 2 years since wearing my mask in crucial situations and this is in direct contradiction to my experience previously where I averaged 2-4 upper respiratory infections every year no matter what.
The Covid rates seen in the Asian democracies, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Those people take mask wearing seriously, and when everyone is on board, following the protocols, and doing it properly, it absolutely keeps infection rates down.
I believe they help, I don't believe they are infallible. The studies done in labs are not relevant and focus on misdirecting people into believing they don't work.
Rather, they are not 100% effective at stopping everything. Yeah, you spray an aerosol at a person wearing a mask, some of it is getting through. If that is respiration from an infected person, you might get infected yourself.
But it reduces your chances of spreading and getting an illness.
I've based that conclusion on 2 things:
Personal experience. I haven't been sick in almost 2 years since wearing my mask in crucial situations and this is in direct contradiction to my experience previously where I averaged 2-4 upper respiratory infections every year no matter what.
The Covid rates seen in the Asian democracies, Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Those people take mask wearing seriously, and when everyone is on board, following the protocols, and doing it properly, it absolutely keeps infection rates down.