I live in Arkansas.
On July 20, the first day of mask mandate, we had 699 cases.
Two weeks later (when the cases should have started dropping) we had 787 cases
On September 19th, 2 months later, we have 803 cases.
IF masks worked 50% of the time and only 50% of the people wore masks, the number of cases would have dropped by somewhere between 10% and 25% right?
The reality is more like 90-99% wore masks during that time and the numbers didn't drop by 10 to 25% -— and they really should have dropped by more.
Masks don't work.
I've heard ‘It's common sense’ - but it isn't. The data disproves the efficacy of wearing masks to combat Covid 19.
On the other side of ‘common sense’ - if you aren't changing your mask routinely (at least every 90 minutes), you are creating a breeding ground for all kinds of nasty right next to your mouth.
BTW - did you even watch the video?
For studies that focus on mask effectiveness, please see my original comment’s study and the three studies I linked here: https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3886112/posts?page=60#60
As for Arkansas, your argument is not with masks; it’s with mask mandates. A mandate doesn’t make the problem disappear. If it did, we wouldn’t see any shootings in “gun-free school zones”. A mandate doesn’t reduce the risk of viral transmission. Most or all of the population wearing a properly made, properly worn mask the entire time they’re in a situation where it makes sense to do so (indoors in a public place, outside doesn’t matter since it doesn’t spread much at all there) reduces the risk of transmission.
Huh?
All that 'stuff' was already inside my body!
How does being now on the outside tend to make it worse?