[Boogieman]

“They reduce viral load...”

Viral load is a measure of the amount of virus INSIDE someone’s body, so it’s impossible for an externally worn mask to reduce that.

[amihow]

Not just inside.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971221005671&ved=2ahUKEwjelMqA8MD0AhVnGDQIHR81D_IQFnoECAwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw28qvb_MJzPNyq0GF-P62ds