This was the study that convinced me that masks are useful at source control and more importantly, can be used as an argument to reopen the economy.
I am no longer interested in what the anti-maskers have to say because their resistance has now become the object of argument to keep the economy shut down as much as possible until the elections.
We are going to lose the war trying to win the battle. If Covid19 is psy-ops, then we need to smarten up and stop being distracted by this mask battle.
Getting the economy moving is the best way to win the actual war. So let “them” have the win on masks so “we” can win on reopening.
It really doesn’t matter whether the masks do or do not slow transmission, what matters is that Trump wins re-election in November or we are freaking screwed, forever.
Mask resistance allows them to argue for slowing re-opening and vote by mail. I have a feeling that half the anti-mask memes on social media are being pushed by foreign commie trolls.
I feel like the progressives are SkyNet, they just keep coming and coming at us and they won’t stop until we are dead.
As for the dental article above, I seem to remember that they started wearing PPE in the 80’s when it was proven that an HIV positive dentist had infected a patient. Source control - it’s why we have plastic hoods/shields on buffets at restaurants to prevent the spread of Hepatitis and why face shields or mouth guards are used in food prep and processing plants, to prevent the spread of food borne illnesses as well as Hepatitis.
I made myself a lovely handknit mask from wool/rayon sock yarn. It not only stops dirty looks from the Karens, but wool has a unique moisture wicking property as well as being naturally anti-bacterial and the rayon makes it silky. If necessary it stretches nicely over an N95.
But giving them one more yuge chunk of our Freedom will probably work this time, right?
Good Lord, forcing everybody to wear masks IS their way to maintain a hysterical level of virus awareness and, more importantly to them, virus fear! Mask mandates ABSOLUTELY will NOT slow their drive for broad-based, fraud-enabling mail-in voting. Instead, it will validate them.
Wear whatever the heck you want, I don't care. Let stores and people decide what is best. I trust the market place of Freedom far more than I trust government to decide - for God's sake, if we have learned anything from this pathetic episode it is that, YES, the govt will lie to you even about life and death matters - as long as it is seen as a Trump-resisting move.
Freedom Matters.
Hard to tell sometimes, but it's still in the name here.