WHO Says Healthy People Should Not Wear Face Masks Days After CDC Told All Americans To Cover Their Faces

businessinsider.com ^ | April 8, 2020

[Biggirl]

WHO at it again!

[glock rocks]

I suppose the WHO wouldn’t recommend condoms to those who engage HIV ridden crack whores, due to a false sense of security.

I’ll wear my N100 if I want to. Kiss it.

[HighSierra5]

I’ve always hated wearing masks. I refuse to wear one. I have the right to take my chances. Screw the authorities.

[TaxPayer2000]

Now I am convinced that face masks work...

[asinclair]

And once again, WHO misses the point. Face masks on supposedly healthy people are to protect others in case “healthy” is incorrect. It limits the spread of droplets carrying the virus. That’s why I wear a face mask — to protect others. Doesn’t help me. For my protection, social distancing and limiting outings are key.

[Tennessee Conservative]

If I have to pick one I’ll go with the CDC.

[Helicondelta]

The WHO was hijacked by China and is trying to inflict maximum damage on western countries.

[jimfree]

I do not wear a face covering right now. If I were actively coughing, perhaps. Now, mrs. jimfree has worn a bandana in the store on our last couple of grocery trips. She didn’t quite pull of the train robber look but it was suggested.

[SmokingJoe]

I don't really have much confidence in either the CDC or WHO. They are both highly political outfits. They spend more time on politics than on medicine.

[kearnyirish2]

From the start every cop on the news was wearing one; the government basically admitted it was telling people not to wear them so stocks wouldn’t be depleted - NOT because they were ineffective.

Our public servants’ lives are no more important than those of the people who pay them.

[cranked]

Defund WHO
Defund the UN

Boot them out of the US.
Thank you.

GG

[jarwulf]

Facemasks, even if just a scarf are effective if nothing else for stopping people from sneezing all over each other and touching their face. Certainly better than the other braindead idea to arrest people for walking outside alone. I have no idea what the WHO is smoking but this automatically proves they’re no experts.

[Salamander]

I went for the "Hi. I'm here to collect your soul" look

[got more social distancing than I could ever want]

[rightwingcrazy]

"WHO officials said healthy people who wear masks might touch their own faces more often than necessary, which could increase their risk for COVID-19."

In other words, they don't have a clue, but they're going to act as if they do.

[ClearCase_guy]

I think that is exactly right.

WHO seems way off the mark here.

[Salamander]

I feel like I’m freaking suffocating in mine.

[jimfree]

Mrs. jimfree is a costume history scholar and general clothing expert, so her laugh at seeing your photo is highly credentialed.

[EVO X]

Facemasks, even if just a scarf are effective if nothing else for stopping people from sneezing all over each other and touching their face.

The symptom charts I have seen suggest sneezing isn't a coronavirus symptom. Maybe the flu, but more likely a cold.

[xp38]

Won’t Get Fooled Again!