[calenel]

“Center for Medicare and Medicaid wants visitors to nursing homes to wear masks if they visit.”

“Oops, mixed messaging...”

Maybe not. Masks are to protect others *from* you, so the people out in the wilderness are more likely to be infected and the mask supposedly reduces the chance they’ll bring it in and infect the inmates.

Of course, once it gets in it’ll wreak havoc.

[cgbg]

Masks are to protect others *from* you

Yeah, so if they work you want me wearing a mask right, anywhere, everywhere, so I don't infect you.

I want you wearing a mask so you don't infect me.

However, the CDC says that masks are not effective in any way (as well as a whole bunch of other "reasons" I shouldn't protect you and you shouldn't protect me. :-(

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-cdc-says-americans-dont-have-to-wear-facemasks-because-of-coronavirus-2020-01-30