Masks work on the rest of the planet, especially in East Asia where the social custom is to wear them in a pandemic.
I can think of no reason why they don’t help in the USA.
Reading comprehension helps. The China virus is 1/30th the size of mask filtrations. Here something you might understand, imagine a car driving down a 20-lane highway with no barriers. That's what a mask looks like to the virus. They don't do anything other than pacify cowards, and in reality the cowards still piss their pants in fear.
As for a reason not to wear a mask that is 100 times more important than masks being ineffective, that would be freedom and liberty are more important than the anti-science whims of ignorant, power thirsty tyrants.
What are the politicians to do? Tell the public that we’re in the middle of a viral pandemic for which there’s no cure?
Instead tell the (suckers) that wearing a mask is a proactive measure they can take to avoid getting infected. People want to think there is something they can do to avoid the virus.
Never mind that there is no clinical evidence that mask wearing achieves anything. Bureaucrats with letters after their names rule us now.
As the guv of PA says, it’s all theater.
Then they would have a smattering of knowledge of PPE.
Of course the masks being worn by most folks do almost nothing to protect the wearer.
They do a reasonably good job of protecting everyone else form the wearer.
Even when hiking or doing other outdoor activities, when coming within 6 feet of others outside your family group that lives together, one should put on a mask, then remove it when away from others.
Being in a car either alone or with family members and wearing a mask is absurd.
If there is a person outside your close family group in the car though, you should have masks on.
It's insane that this has been politicized in the USA and some other countries.
Masks have been used for many years in other countries to reduce the spread of illnesses.
Have some fun with it.
There are Trump and MAGA masks available as well as many other interesting themes
Masks are the same but different as other PPE we wear.
Ear protection when shooting firearms, steel toed shoes, goggles and safety glasses, Kevlar chaps when using a chainsaw, helmet when riding a motorcycle or snowmobile, etc.
I can think of no reason why they don’t help in the USA.
Condoms work to reduce the chances of pregnancy, but I'm not wearing one for the entire date. Wear one where it most makes sense, not everywhere all the time.
Also, I'm not taking medical advice from countries that believe ground up rhino horn will help you in the bedroom, or electric fans will kill you in your sleep.
Because the virus is smaller than the filtration effectiveness of the mask? It is right there in the article? ( munching ramen noodles)
Dear Karen, Stuff your face diaper.
Who says the masks are working? Any proof? I guarantee I don’t wear one because I think it’s helping in any way; I wear one only because some “woke” idiot thinks it might help & that person has the authority to post the notice at a store/restaurant/wherever. They feel they’ve done their part by their ability to harass the general public & by promoting their “authority”. Suppose that someone opened a store in your town that was in direct competition with another store except they did not require masks & this fact was advertised. Who do you suppose would do the most business? I know which one I’d patronize; the one that acted like they really wanted my business & not the one that insulted my intelligence by requiring a mask.
FTA: has shown that all of the places with universal mask orders in place for months, such as Japan, Hong Kong, Israel, France, Peru, Philippines, Hawaii, California, and Miami, failed to stave off the spread of the infection...
Masks do not work.
Wuhan Flu: It is what it is and there’s not a darn thing we can do about it
https://noqreport.com/2020/08/14/wuhan-flu-it-is-what-it-is-and-theres-not-a-damn-thing-we-can-do-about-it/
Video: DO MASK REALLY WORK - Doctor Ted Noel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_iQM5x9wF8&feature=youtu.be
They don’t help anywhere. It’s theater.