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Face Masks Really Do Matter. The Scientific Evidence Is Growing. New research suggests that face coverings help reduce the transmission of droplets, though some masks are more protective than others
Wall Street Journal ^ | July 18, 2020 | Caitlin McCabe

Posted on 07/18/2020 1:53:14 PM PDT by karpov

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To: TigersEye

Lately I’ve been diagnosed with elevated sarcasm levels. My doctor suggested I take two red pills and call him in the morning...


141 posted on 07/18/2020 5:51:16 PM PDT by rockrr ( Everything is different now...)
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To: madison10

Growing bacteria. As in legionnaires disease.
Scientists cannot do math
N95 can only filter .3 microns. Covid -19 is .06. Figure it out.


142 posted on 07/18/2020 5:53:13 PM PDT by griswold3 (Democratic Socialism is Slavery by Mob Rule)
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To: karpov

Outside does not matter (IMO).

Indoors, it matters very much. Density, duration, air handling are also important. But masks matter a lot.


143 posted on 07/18/2020 5:53:44 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Think like youÂ’re right, listen like youÂ’re wrong)
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To: dynoman
Why are cases surging after mask mandates??

Inverted logic. Post hoc, ergo propter hoc.

It's the surges that cause the mandates.

Arizona is turning over already.

144 posted on 07/18/2020 5:55:04 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Think like youÂ’re right, listen like youÂ’re wrong)
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To: rockrr
Take three! They're pretty small. :)
145 posted on 07/18/2020 5:55:08 PM PDT by TigersEye (Covid is over. We have been conditioned by it. The Cultural Revolution has begun.)
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To: Kozak

Hi troll


146 posted on 07/18/2020 6:02:22 PM PDT by IgnorerOfLiberals
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To: freeandfreezing
I was standing in line at Kohls this afternoon, when the young man handling returns suddenly and quite involuntarily sneezed.

Yes, he managed to partially turn his head first, but there is no question that without a mask his sneeze would have covered a much wider radius...including the customer standing directly in front of him.

Regardless of how difficult it is to prevent viral transmission in a sustained hospital setting, there is no question that even a minimal face covering reduces transmission of in common everyday situations like the one I described above.

147 posted on 07/18/2020 6:03:35 PM PDT by mac_truck (aide toi et dieu t'aidera)
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To: Jim Noble
"A COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) particle is 0.125 micrometers (μm); influenza virus size is 0.08 – 0.12 μm"

"Virus-laden small (<5 μm) aerosolized droplets can remain in the air for at least 3 hours and travel long distances."

"All of the cloth masks and materials had near zero efficiency at 0.3 µm, a particle size that easily penetrates into the lungs."

"Conclusion: Wearing masks will not reduce SARS-CoV-2."

"Cloth masks will be ineffective at preventing SARS-CoV-2 transmission, whether worn as source control or as personal protective equipment (PPE)."

https://aapsonline.org/mask-facts/?fbclid=IwAR3lQATLfcS1LTQ8UbZAarOHnKk0qdzSkYNvy1Z3ohGtXrpoRghwfMgF3yY
148 posted on 07/18/2020 6:36:55 PM PDT by dynoman (Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marilyn vos Savant)
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To: mac_truck
Regardless of how difficult it is to prevent viral transmission in a sustained hospital setting, there is no question that even a minimal face covering reduces transmission of in common everyday situations like the one I described above.

Common sense seems to indicate that masks should help. But how much they help, and if it is enough to make a difference can only be seen by looking at actual data.

Soon we will know how much of an effect masks have, since in many locations the overwhelming majority of people are wearing them.

149 posted on 07/18/2020 6:51:32 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: Jim Noble
The correlation between actions taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and the actual rate of spread are not as clear or simple as one might expect them to be. Take a look at the modeled R(t) data for Arizona, available here. On the same page you can see the data for positive tests and total tests.

Note that the rate of transmission actually starts increasing in the middle of the shutdown, and then peaked around May 31st. Subsequently, the effective reproduction rate of the virus decreased until about June 30th where it continued at a nearly constant value of 0.97.

Looking at the slope of the R(t) curve, it was on a downward trend before the mask rules were put in place on the 22nd, and only changed slightly since then. The data does not support the contention that the Arizona rule to wear masks caused the reduction in transmission of COVID-19.

It is of course possible that the citizens of Arizona started wearing masks in public before the order to do so, or that some other factor caused the decrease in the rate of transmission that started on May 30th.

150 posted on 07/18/2020 7:04:03 PM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: dynoman

The “science” predicts more cases due to mask mandates.

First it was quarantining EVERYONE for 2 weeks; that didn’t work.

Then it was for another 30 days; that didn’t work, but deaths were falling so things started opening up.

Then protests were permitted; cases began rising in proportion to expanded testing. Since deaths and hospitalizations didn’t merit the bad news they wanted, they lied.

As mask mandates roll across the country, cases - and deaths - continue to rise even faster than pre-quarantine.

As I and others predicted, EVERYONE is going to be exposed. The irony is that masks are just going to speed it along, tragically giving many vulnerable people a false sense of protection at their own peril.

This is truly a man-made crisis and I hope ‘history’ judges the correct people quite harshly, as the true tragedy from these tyrannical mandates has yet to be realized.


151 posted on 07/18/2020 7:19:32 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: freeandfreezing

Thanks for the informative reply.


152 posted on 07/18/2020 7:27:24 PM PDT by Jim Noble (Think like youÂ’re right, listen like youÂ’re wrong)
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To: boxlunch

That is a FANTASTIC video. THANKS FOR POSTING!


153 posted on 07/18/2020 7:35:54 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: who knows what evil?

On private property the rules are set by the owner.

People who spout off inside a Costco about their “Constitutional Rights” demonstrate their complete lack of knowledge of it.

Outside, it us another matter.


154 posted on 07/18/2020 7:40:14 PM PDT by freedumb2003 ("Do not mistake activity for achievement." - John Wooden)
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To: Not_Who_U_Think

Cuz ugly...lol


155 posted on 07/18/2020 9:01:28 PM PDT by Crim (Palin / West '16)
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To: dforest

I can’t help it that you are stupid....or that you think Mike Pence is a liar. Go solve that little conundrum in your little pee-brain


156 posted on 07/18/2020 11:52:11 PM PDT by NELSON111 (Congress: The Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog show. Theater for sheep. My politics determines my "hero")
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To: karpov

After all of the global warming, global cooling, climate change lying, I simply do not believe any ‘scientist’ from anywhere, anymore. They are all hopelessly politicized.

Some of the most biased, myopic people I have ever met had the letters PhD after their names.

JoMa


157 posted on 07/19/2020 5:35:43 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks.)
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To: karpov

Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said he believes the pandemic could be brought under control over the next four to eight weeks if “we could get everybody to wear a mask right now.”

The science version of “If you would just pray harder”


158 posted on 07/19/2020 5:37:39 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: Jim Noble

Masks matter for bacteria. A doctor in Israel recently came down with a 2nd bout of Covid after treating a Covid patient. Doctors wear masks but they don’t practice social distancing when treating patients.


159 posted on 07/19/2020 5:40:32 AM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: NELSON111

Mike Pence was a weak governor. And you are a total loudmouth fool trying to create an ultimatum.

Sod off goofball!


160 posted on 07/19/2020 5:54:47 AM PDT by dforest
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