I am against government mask mandates, but masks ARE effective in reducing the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in certain circumstances. Specifically, while indoors in a public place or while in a crowd (not that anyone should be in a crowd right now). That's also why social distancing recommendations call for 6 feet of separation: respiratory droplets are heavy enough that they fall to the ground quickly, typically in under 6 feet.
Masks do less than covering your cough or sneeze with a kleenex and the. discarding it. Basic manners are all you need. The bonus is if you cover with a kleenex and discard you are not wearing a germ saturated snot rag all day
Are you still here with your pictures? Call me crazy, but that guy spewing little red dots — he doesn’t look real to me.
I would sure like to see how far the droplets go when you cough or sneeze into a tissue or into your shoulder for comparison.
Exactly. Thanks for posting that graphic.
Don't believe the pretty graphics. Test it yourself. Notice in the video, the droplets are ejected past the eyes and continue and upward trajectory that is not displayed at all in the graphics you show. When the particles are ejected higher, they take longer to fall. Seriously, go into a vape shop and ask the people working there to try the experiment for you. Or someone you know who either vapes or smokes.
Masks are nearly useless against this.
Now let’s see that chart with a nose breather.
About half of mask wearers I see it seems have it pulled below their nostrils.
And now please demonstrate the substantive difference between mask usage and a handkerchief kept in the pocket for coughs and sneezes.
One question? Why did the CDC publish a meta-analysis in Feb. 2020 and determined that mask use with the flu virus was not effective for either preventing infection nor preventing the spread of the infection?
As I understand it, that is still all theoretical and a number of studies over the years have failed to find masks making a difference in the transmission of regular cold coronaviruses.
That graph is pretty phony, pretty unrealistic.
Who do you know who doesn’t cover their mouth when they cough? Especially when they are sick?
This graph would be more realistic if it showed a 3rd panel, with the guy covering his mouth (with the inside of his elbow) like his mother taught him.