Posted on 04/23/2022 12:27:49 PM PDT by where's_the_Outrage?
Despite the fact that most Americans support mask requirements on shared transportation, a federal judge struck down President Biden's mask mandate for people on airplanes and other modes of travel on April 18. Several aircraft carriers have dropped their mask mandates as a result. But if you still feel compelled to mask up before your next flight or subway ride, you may be wondering if one-way masking is effective.
First, let's discuss why masks are a useful form of protection against COVID-19. "Masks help to decrease transmission of COVID-19 by limiting the distance that respiratory droplets can travel and spread when people cough, sneeze, speak and more," says Mary Rodgers, PhD, an expert in infectious diseases with Abbott. "Medical-grade masks that have multiple layers, like KN95s, can even help to filter particles containing viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19."
As Dr. Rodgers' definition implies, masks are a way of looking out for your fellow human beings. They are designed to protect the community around you from contracting SARS-CoV-2, and according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), they are an effective way to help prevent the spread of the virus. But what if no one else is masking? Does that count for anything? .....
With that info in mind, Dr. Rodgers recommends wearing a high-quality mask like an N95 or a KN95 that fits snuggly against your face. "In fact, scientists wear N95 masks to protect ourselves in biosafety level three laboratories where we work with live SARS-CoV-2 virus, so this kind of protection is the gold standard," she adds.
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Why not a public education campaign against homo sex??
I can go without smoking… mask wearing is off the table. I will NEVER accept it and will kill to defend my liberty
From bacteria, yes, some what.
From viruses, not at all.
That’s it in a nutshell.
If people want to diaper their faces for whatever reason, fine.
But do not expect the rest of us to go along with that. Most of us would rather breathe freely and don’t believe the endless nonsense the media valiantly tries to cram down our throats.
Are more viruses in the air as the temperature cools?
It offers some protection.
Pretty much the case.
I went to an ABBA concert with the wife, sort of dates us, and maybe 2% were still with a face diaper here in Dallas.
Those are the die hards. The “believers.”
No. What are you missing? Masks are to protect others. The vaccines are to protect others. People will judge that you are a good person if you are vaccinated and masked. It’s for Beni other purpose.
Masks don’t work unless they’re properly fitted, changed numerous times during the day and in controlled environments. Btw, we’re talking about a 0.01 micron particle size and N95 can’t do too much under 5 microns.
Also, universal daily masking doesn’t do anything and if it did we would have know this decades ago.
You can’t stop a virus and it has been proven that masks don’t stop the virus.
I’m Ok with killing off the weak, like you.
An N95 mask is rated to trap 95% of the particles from 4 to 2 Microns.
The SARS-CV-2 virus is about 20 times smaller, at 0.1 to 0.06 Microns.
Coughing? Sneezing? Those are symptoms. SARS-CV-2 sheds from infected people before they are symptomatic. That means they don’t have to be coughing or sneezing in order to shed virus.
BTW, N95s only filter inbound, not outbound.
Tell a mask wearing imbecile, if they get in your face. “I’m vaxxed and 4 times boostered, so ‘you’re’ safe.
If I didn’t know from previous posts that he was a leftist, I would have certainly thought his post was sarcasm.
But that one has been pushing vax mandates and mask mandates for a while now. Not just vaxxes and masks, but mandates.
I have no idea why a leftist is being tolerated here, but it’s not my forum. 🤷🏻♀️
Somehow, your vision of physics does not seem compelling to me.
ProtectOurFreedom wrote: “Yep! That was my immediate reaction, too. If that were true, then why did all the passengers rip their masks off and cheer when the plane captains came on the intercom and said “You are free!”?”
I suspect that ‘most’ Americans are representative of those who travel a lot on common carriers and are, therefore, unaffected by mandates for common carriers. IOW, they don’t have to wear the masks while travelling so why not make those who travel wear a mask?
It has always seemed to affect me that way
Flu, anyways.
As things get warmer, it’s allergy time for me (has already begun for me)
They work for something, for sure, C.O.N.T.R.O.L. test run.
I sort of enjoy watching the incoming abuse after he posts.
datura, the 0.125 micron is the large side. It is also measured down to 0.068 according to the CDC.
You are correct, bottom line is that the masks don’t work. An N95 might give you a few percentage points of protection. Maybe.
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