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Coughs or sneezes, yes. That's why we cover those.
The risk from just breathing, however, is very low.
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"Coronavirus spreads through droplets that an infected person emits through coughs or sneezes
See the first post, there are nearly a dozen.Please, quote your source(s).
And I'm telling you study after study after study tells us masks are useless. They're a placebo and nothing more. You aren't protected if you or I wear a mask.
See the first post, there are nearly a dozen.
I will not comply with laws that are unconstitutional and not passed by the legislature. We live in a republic not a dictatorship.And, thankfully, we have laws to protect us from people like you. So wear your mask.
I will not comply with laws that are unconstitutional and not passed by the legislature. We live in a republic not a dictatorship.
That said, I find it fascinating how none of the pro-mask people engage with any of the dozen articles I linked to. It's almost like you don't want your world come crashing down when you find out your savior mask is worthless.
All of the articles are scholarly medical articles written by doctors. British Journal of Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine and other scholarly publications.Then do so to your own or someone you love's peril!
I don't need to read them to know it's bunk! I am in the medical field. I know how much masks save people. It's a shame people like you try to discredit them. It's like you want people to die!
All of the articles are scholarly medical articles written by doctors. British Journal of Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine and other scholarly publications.
Your faith is in cloth not science it seems.Yes, I know. Doesn't change my stance. I know that masks are great protection. I am sorry that a little piece of cloth meant to keep you safe is such a hassle for you.
You risk your life and the lives of the innocents around you, hopefully, you aren't in Florida!
Your faith is in cloth not science it seems.
The notion that science has determined that masks are going to save us from Chinese Coronavirus (or any other disease) is utter tosh. Anyone telling you science is settled on any issue should raise a red flag. On masks, science isn't close to settled.
The British Journal of Medicine says cloth masks are 97% useless. A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers
A study of the more serious 1918 flu pandemic showed masks useless. The American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA) publications
Another study shows cloth masks useless compared to surgical masks. A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers
Other studies show cloth masks useless compared to surgical masks, even the latter are questionable. They include:
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bio/23/2/23_61/_pdf/-char/en
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2493952/pdf/annrcse01509-0009.pdf
https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/0195-6701(91)90148-2/pdf
Simple Respiratory Protection—Evaluation of the Filtration Performance of Cloth Masks and Common Fabric Materials Against 20–1000 nm Size Particles
Masks are associated with oxygen deprivation and increased rates of infection according to these studies:
[Effect of a surgical mask on six minute walking distance] - PubMed
"Exercise with facemask; Are we handling a devil's sword?" - A physiological hypothesis - PubMed
Healthcare personnel exposure in an emergency department during influenza season - PubMed
The physiological impact of wearing an N95 mask during hemodialysis as a precaution against SARS in patients with end-stage renal disease - PubMed
Respiratory consequences of N95-type Mask usage in pregnant healthcare workers-a controlled clinical study - PubMed
A 2015 British study on surgical masks revealed masks don't really protect patient or surgeon very much. And that's in sterile settings. Unmasking the surgeons: the evidence base behind the use of facemasks in surgery
Finally, one New England Journal of Medicine editorial acknowledged the uselessness of masks but demanded universal masking nonetheless less for its placebo effect. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372
There is plenty of evidence out there that masks and mask mandates aren't working and in fact are causing harm. They're a placebo to make you think you're protected and to make politicians look like they're doing something when they're in reality doing nothing.
Do your own research.
I will not comply with laws that are unconstitutional and not passed by the legislature. We live in a republic not a dictatorship.
You do realize that the Spanish flu did not originate in Spain, right?That isn't racist, we've been calling diseases from their orgins for decades. Spanish flu, German measels, West Nile virus, Ebola, Sars etc.
Surely it is the people refusing to wear masks who should be staying at home - after all they are the ones most at risk of spreading disease.The mask is a placebo. If you're uncomfortable around the unmasked why don't you stay home?
I don't think the thousands of people who died from it cared all that much where the disease came from.You do realize that the Spanish flu did not originate in Spain, right?
I will not comply with laws that are unconstitutional and not passed by the legislature. We live in a republic not a dictatorship.
That said, I find it fascinating how none of the pro-mask people engage with any of the dozen articles I linked to. It's almost like you don't want your world come crashing down when you find out your savior mask is worthless.
The Wearing of Masks in public places actually INCREASES personal Freedom by INCREASING the likelihood you will remain totally anonymous in Public, unrecognizable to the Big Government Cameras with Face recognition software that are literally EVERYWHERE you go, tracking your every move already... If the Deep State believed masks would increase their control over the populace they couldn't be more wrong, and are far more stupid than I thought.I will not comply with laws that are unconstitutional and not passed by the legislature. We live in a republic not a dictatorship.
Agreed, but people should check their facts when they say where it was from.I don't think the thousands of people who died from it cared all that much where the disease came from.
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