[Bulwyf]

No, no they’re not. Proven to do nothing but make wearers sick.

[Thermalseeker]

Trying to stop a virus with a surgical mask is like trying to catch dust with chicken wire. I continue to be amazed by the number of people who are utterly clueless about how small viruses are.

[rockabyebaby]

On my way home a few minutes ago I passed a yard sale. Yard sales are called yard sales because they’re outside, in a yard, yes? Ok, the woman running the yard sale is on her front lawn with all the items being sold. She has on a blue mask, she has one of those clear face shields covering her face, and, to complete the ensemble, she is wearing latex gloves. I don’t know what time the sale started, but, she was standing there, looking like an idiot, all by herself, SMH.

[stateofit]

Math doesn’t support the thesis, unless you believe their masks filter bad strains relative to mild strains

Cases / million
Japan:————-146,073
Singapore:——-307,827
S Kore:———-447,470
USA: ——-—-286;577

Deaths / million
Japan:——————309
Singapore:————267
S Korea:————— 517
USA:—————-3,191

I used today’s worldometer numbers and filled the math assuming USA at 335 million

[stateofit]

Assuming the Worldometer statistics are close enough, mask wearing hasn’t made much difference in the number of cases in the USA versus Japan, Singapore and S Korea.

Cases per million population
Japan.........146,077
Singapore...307,827
S Korea......447,470
USA...........286,577

Deaths per million population
Japan..........309
Singapore...267
S Korea......517
USA........3,191

~reposting as I can’t find my first post went through