[palmer]

I have disposable masks which I set aside and reuse unless I was in a disease soaked environment like a store full of coughing people. I don't really like the mask nor do I think it is very effective. But I believe, from the science, that it is better than nothing. I have adequate evidence and more is coming all the time.

In contrast I keep seeing the same NEJM link (paper has no data and no references to data), and the same Japanese stufy of 33 people as evidence they don't work. I think those are stupid. There are probably more that are not, and I am willing to read more.

[CodeToad]

Your mask is shot within 1 hour. Your breath soaks it then it is useless.