Posted on 07/13/2020 7:21:31 AM PDT by gaggs
Yep. But try telling that to people they’ve already brainwashed. You’re wasting your time.
DON’T wanna say “I told you so” but.........
Of course another ‘group’ will call this hog wash!!!
The ONLY way this stops is if PDJT passes an EO that EVERYONE will have to wear a mask 24/7, no matter the circumstance.
The LIBS etal will have that shot down in seconds. (Throw in that HE will supply all with a RED MAGA mask and it will be damned in NANO SECONDS)
For the person who wants to read highlights, here is another:
“ More compelling is the possibility that wearing a mask may reduce the likelihood of transmission from asymptomatic and minimally symptomatic health care workers with Covid-19 to other providers and patients. This concern increases as Covid-19 becomes more widespread in the community. We face a constant risk that a health care worker with early infection may bring the virus into our facilities and transmit it to others. Transmission from people with asymptomatic infection has been well documented, although it is unclear to what extent such transmission contributes to the overall spread of infection.1-3”
It helps to look up and read the entire article. But that does not reinforce the beliefs of many people on FR.
Perhaps some mask-wearer would be so kind as to explain something to me. If you’re a mask-wearer and you are confident that the mask is protecting you then why are you the least bit concerned about a non-mask-wearer? An inquiring mind wants to know.
That looks to be cherry picking old, outdated content to support an anti-mask viewpoint. Here’s their updated statement from July 9th:
We understand that some people are citing our Perspective article (published on April 1 at NEJM.org)1 as support for discrediting widespread masking. In truth, the intent of our article was to push for more masking, not less. It is apparent that many people with SARS-CoV-2 infection are asymptomatic or presymptomatic yet highly contagious and that these people account for a substantial fraction of all transmissions.2,3 Universal masking helps to prevent such people from spreading virus-laden secretions, whether they recognize that they are infected or not.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2020836
Also:
“We therefore strongly support the calls of public health agencies for all people to wear masks when circumstances compel them to be within 6 ft of others for sustained periods.”
4 posted on 7/12/2020, 7:28:22 AM by jeffc (I'm a Patriot, and the media are our enemy)
Thanks, jeffc, for what appears to be the post of the day.
I notice that NO ONE here seems to answer as to why Taiwan, the first country to require universal mask wearing, also has virtually wiped out the virus.
(and no, I don’t expect an answer)
You’re telling me. Nextdoor is overrun with Karens and Chads scolding and tattling on people for not wearing a mask at all times when our county’s order is that you should wear a mask in a public facility or if you’re confined in a small space like a bus. It clearly says that people exercising alone or with family members are not subject to the mask rule.
Not good enough for Karen though. She wants all subjects to be fettered.
People advocating for the use of masks are doing so to reduce the spread that happens when an infected person (asymptomatic, pre-symptomatic or symptomatic) exhales, talks, sings, sneezes, coughs, etc.
While masks do provide some degree of protection to the wearer, the bigger reason for masks is to prevent the infected person from spreading virus-laden “droplets” that in turn cause infection of others.
Droplets which contain virus are large enough to be blocked on the “outbound” route by most masks, even simple, homemade ones from common fabrics. There are a ton of scientific studies, video simulations, etc that show this very clearly and conclusively.
Most mask designs are psychological stage props. Supposedly, a version much like a military-style gs mask would overcome many, but not all, of the shortcomings of more modest designs.
A more practical measure would be to wear a full face shield of transparent material, which still allows relatively free breathing, stops droplets of moisture in the air from blowing directly into the eyes, nose n mouth of the wearer, protects others from the fine spray of sneezed, coughs, or vocalizations by the wearer, while not negatively affecting the ability to breathe, and permits facial recognition. And still be relatively easy to be cleaned repeatedly.
The face shield may be a little clumsy, but still vastly better than a mask that is tied on, or looped around the ears. And once in place, it does not slip off.
The answer you’d probably like to see is that compelling people to wear a mask at all times is solely responsible for that outcome.
However, the circumstances in reality are much more complex than that.
Easy to fool people, impossible to convince them they have been fooled.
and a few more
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2020/06/what_good_do_the_masks_do_really.html
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19216002/
there is some thought that bcg and mmr vaccines may have something to do with it as well
Everyone is a microbiology doctor now, they all know better.
Masks are a typical little 8th grade school girl response: “But, Daddy! Everyone knows masks work!”
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