ANYONE in medicine knows that viruses and bacteria attach themselves to respiratory droplets - and that is what a mask catches - which is WHY doctors wear them when they are performing surgery on you - to keep their bacteria and viruses out of your open wounds and keep you from getting infected.
So- if you believe this NONSENSE - the next time you have surgery - tell the entire surgical team to unmask and operate on you without them - you will be fine.
I think you should reply to post 32. Vape is a droplet.
Can you name any viruses, especially respiratory ones, that can cause wound infections? I can name plenty of bacteria that potentially cause wound infections. I can conceive of warts (hardly a respiratory virus) spreading to a wound site or herpes simplex (to which most will have already developed immunity before needing surgery; and for the exceptions, few MDs/RNs kiss surgical sites) but I can't think of any respiratory viruses known for causing wound infections. That isn't why surgical masks are worn.