re: Wear the stupid crappy mask

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May as well be. Some of y’all would blindly follow the government off a fricking cliff.

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The government suggested, not mandated, we wear masks to slow the spread - not stop it. The masks they suggest are surgical masks or cloth. They are either very cheap or free at certain health centers. The CDC shows what a mask can do - it doesn't limit germs from coughing, sneezing, talking, but it does stop transmission of 85% of germs within 4 feet, and 95% of germs from 6 feet. Not bad. They're also commonplace in surgery centers and dentist offices. They've worn them for years, and don't look to daunting to be honest.

Frankly, it seems like the government gave us a pretty useful suggestion, backed by easily explainable research. Hardly a kick in the nuts.

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The CDC shows what a mask can do - it doesn't limit germs from coughing, sneezing, talking, but it does stop transmission of 85% of germs within 4 feet, and 95% of germs from 6 feet.

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Where did they post this data?

The only RCT of cloth masks, that I know of, was done in 2015:

A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers

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Penetration of cloth masks by particles was almost 97% and medical masks 44%.

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FAU measured using lasers Again, if the virus is transmitted via aerosol then this is useless info. Since it will easily penetrate any mask and just float around in the air waiting for you to breath it in.

Stop sneezing and coughing in public... or carry a tissue. AND KEEP YOUR HANDS CLEAN!

FAU Facemask Study

Nothing about this reads as something a “constitutional law student” would say.

It’s almost as if ....never mind you’re trolling

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TutHillTiger

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You’re preaching to the deaf, dumb and blind. They have an opinion and are unwilling to change it.

I thought the masks were dumb, too, because they are ineffective. Then I read that the R Naught goes below zero in countries with widespread mask use. So I’m wearing a fricking mask. If we can keep this shite from spreading I HAVE MORE FREEDOM TO DO WHAT I WANT. But, you know, muh pawluhtix don’t allow me to see reason.

People are dumb, dude. And nowhere is it more obvious that a lot of Americans have lost all faith in the credibility of the government.

My Con Law teacher told me that if I can smell a fart through underwear and pants that mask ain't stopping no Covid!

Try talking science to these people you can't. They will just say oh that is a bogus study or whatever fricking Dunbar's reason they still want to believe in their safety blanket.