From my previous post to Darian on masks:Originally Posted by Richard Davis
Thanks Greg for posting that. I didn't hear about that.
Do you think that JB, DC, RK, and JL will call everyone in that story and the doctors there 'selfish bastards' who don't give a damn about anyone else around them?
I noticed that the panel members weren't spaced 6 ft or more apart.
"Wearing a mask is primarily for preventing someone else from getting an infection from you and NOT from preventing you from getting it from someone else. The only possible exception is a bonafide N95 or certified equivalent..."
And in my follow up response to Darian:""Masks won’t offer any protection for the person wearing one"
"This is a more complicated one, rooted in truth. The rationale for wearing a mask in the midst of the pandemic is that it will act as a barrier to prevent respiratory droplets from the mouth and nose from dispersing and transmitting the virus to others. That’s considered to be the main way the virus spreads."
"https://www.marketwatch.com/story/will-wearing-a-face-mask-protect-you-from-covid-19-its-complicated-here-are-the-5-biggest-mask-myths-2020-07-09"
And to update the issue in general:
https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2020/p0714-americans-to-wear-masks.html