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Why Wearing a Face Mask Is Encouraged in Asia, but Shunned in the U.S.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:03 am
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:03 am
You'll never convince me two layers of protection (everyone wearing a mask vs. only some) isn't a better idea than shutting huge chunks of the economy down to enforce distancing.
I'd be directing US companies to be pumping them out by the millions.
Meanwhile the spread in China and South Korea is decreasing. Maybe they're onto something.
Why Wearing a Face Mask Is Encouraged in Asia, but Shunned in the U.S.
David Hui, a respiratory medicine expert at the Chinese University of Hong Kong who studied the 2002 to 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) extensively, says it’s “common sense” that wearing a mask would protect against infectious diseases like COVID-19.
“If you are standing in front of someone who is sick, the mask will give some protection,” Hui says. “The mask provides a barrier from respiratory droplets, which is predominantly how the virus spreads.”
He also says that the role of a face mask may be especially important in the epidemic due to the nature of the virus. Patients with COVID-19 often have mild or even no symptoms, and some researchers believe it can also be transmitted when patients are asymptomatic—meaning patients can be contagious and don’t know they’re sick.
Hui adds that the lack of solid evidence supporting the effectiveness of masks against the virus is no reason to dismiss its use, because there may never be definitive scientific proof. A properly controlled study would be impossible to conduct ethically, he explains. “You can’t randomize people to not wear a mask, and some to wear a mask, and then expose them all to the virus,” he says.
Joseph Tsang, an infectious disease specialist who also worked as a consultant for the city’s Hospital Authority, says the purpose of wearing a mask is two-fold. “Wearing a mask is not just for protecting yourself from getting infected, but also minimizing the chance of potential infection harboring in your body from spreading to people around you,” he tells TIME.
Tsang says the three layers of a surgical mask filter help reduce the risk of contact with droplets, through which the virus is transmitted. “Whenever you foresee to have someone within two to three meters (6.5 to 10 feet) apart, then it’s better to wear a mask,” Tsang adds.
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I'd be directing US companies to be pumping them out by the millions.
Meanwhile the spread in China and South Korea is decreasing. Maybe they're onto something.
Why Wearing a Face Mask Is Encouraged in Asia, but Shunned in the U.S.
David Hui, a respiratory medicine expert at the Chinese University of Hong Kong who studied the 2002 to 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) extensively, says it’s “common sense” that wearing a mask would protect against infectious diseases like COVID-19.
“If you are standing in front of someone who is sick, the mask will give some protection,” Hui says. “The mask provides a barrier from respiratory droplets, which is predominantly how the virus spreads.”
He also says that the role of a face mask may be especially important in the epidemic due to the nature of the virus. Patients with COVID-19 often have mild or even no symptoms, and some researchers believe it can also be transmitted when patients are asymptomatic—meaning patients can be contagious and don’t know they’re sick.
Hui adds that the lack of solid evidence supporting the effectiveness of masks against the virus is no reason to dismiss its use, because there may never be definitive scientific proof. A properly controlled study would be impossible to conduct ethically, he explains. “You can’t randomize people to not wear a mask, and some to wear a mask, and then expose them all to the virus,” he says.
Joseph Tsang, an infectious disease specialist who also worked as a consultant for the city’s Hospital Authority, says the purpose of wearing a mask is two-fold. “Wearing a mask is not just for protecting yourself from getting infected, but also minimizing the chance of potential infection harboring in your body from spreading to people around you,” he tells TIME.
Tsang says the three layers of a surgical mask filter help reduce the risk of contact with droplets, through which the virus is transmitted. “Whenever you foresee to have someone within two to three meters (6.5 to 10 feet) apart, then it’s better to wear a mask,” Tsang adds.
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This post was edited on 3/18/20 at 7:05 am
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Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:07 am to Mizz-SEC
Asia is still largely influenced by Confucianism, which places the state/society over the individual
the West ain't exactly built like that
the West ain't exactly built like that
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:07 am to Mizz-SEC
Fast forward 3 months and we will all be wearing masks. It's a sad state of affairs in the US when our health care providers are facing a PPE shortage.
Agree completely that we should be shifting gears to mass produce masks, respirators, and spillover hospital capacity.
Agree completely that we should be shifting gears to mass produce masks, respirators, and spillover hospital capacity.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:08 am to Mizz-SEC
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Meanwhile the spread in China and South Korea is decreasing
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:13 am to Mizz-SEC
Asians always wear masks. frick all that
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:14 am to Mizz-SEC
Because we don’t eat bats in open live animal markets
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:17 am to Mizz-SEC
I’ve been wearing a mask daily everywhere for the past week and a half. I also wear a fanny pack that I carry disposable gloves, hand sanitizer, and my copenhagen.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:18 am to Mizz-SEC
It prevents you from infections others. And more importantly, it prevents a person from touching his/her face which could be huge during this crisis.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:19 am to Fats
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Agree completely that we should be shifting gears to mass produce masks, respirators, and spillover hospital capacity.
*buys more stock in 3M*
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:20 am to Mizz-SEC
We are not as dense of a population as asia and for some reason the mask over there havent done a thing considering most of these are originating over there...
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:21 am to ShaneTheLegLechler
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Because we don’t eat bats in open live animal markets
You know why other Asians dislike the Chinese? Because we have to defend ourselves for what he Chinese are guilty of. Guilt by association aka look-a-like.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:22 am to Mizz-SEC
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Why Wearing a Face Mask Is Encouraged in Asia, but Shunned in the U.S.
One reason and one reason only. They are produced in china and we dont have enough.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:28 am to Fats
If masks become mandatory, you'll recognize me ...
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:30 am to Mizz-SEC
Well, we are a pretty people.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:31 am to SlowFlowPro
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Asia is still largely influenced by Confucianism, which places the state/society over the individual
the West ain't exactly built like that
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They aren’t stopping the spread due to masks.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:34 am to Fats
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Fast forward 3 months and we will all be wearing masks.
Too bad we don't have a fast-forward button to verify that. That would certainly make things a lot easier.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:45 am to Mizz-SEC
We don't have enough masks to make it a fashion statement.
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:47 am to dewster
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We don't have enough masks to make it a fashion statement.
If only the influencers on social media would step up and do it
This post was edited on 3/18/20 at 7:48 am
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:47 am to Mizz-SEC
Asia is a bunch of real men that want to go to work even if they have to wear a mask. America these days is a bunch of soy boys who want a coronacation
Posted on 3/18/20 at 7:48 am to Mizz-SEC
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Meanwhile the spread in China and South Korea is decreasing. Maybe they're onto something.
Didn’t they shut down huge chucks of the economy to accomplish this?
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