“My understanding is that the mask is not to prevent the wearer from getting the virus but to prevent giving it.”
That’s right. To keep virus from falling on surfaces that other people touch which leads to entry via mouth or nose or eyes from the hand.
Masks can collect the virus and bacteria over time.
People calling the surgeon general stupid have track records of saying hysterical ludicrous things.
One even claimed there would be several hundred million infected by March 1st.
Good points. Mask wearing is a practical problem. The reality is that very few people have ever had to wear a mask for many hours.
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Without a check valve, glasses fog up, now we’re touching our face.
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They get hot, now we’re touching our face.
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They itch, now we’re touching our face.
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Straps behind the ear really hurt after a while, now we’re touching our face.
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People to have to communicate, can’t do so often without pulling up or down on their mask, now we’re touching our face.
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Anybody see a pattern here?