Does wearing a face mask prevent spread of virus?

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  • For some people this is dangerous , but most should wear one


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Is wearing a face mask harmful or life preserving?. Just had massive argument with relative in UK who plans to visit my parents end July but who never wears a mask. I told him he was being irresponsible and could kill my parents. His main arguments are that face masks cause build up of toxic levels CO2 and Hypoxia ( Oxygen depravation). He regards the whole face mask thing as a government conspiracy, social engineering project to promote online shopping and monitoring of consumers pushed by mainstream media. He says I am not thinking things through and am foolish to wear a mask in public places.

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'Deadly mask' claims debunked
 
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Is wearing a face harmful or life preserving?. Just had massive argument with relative in UK who plans to visit my parents end July but who never wears a mask. I told him he was being irresponsible and could kill my parents. His main arguments are that face masks cause build up of toxic levels CO2 and Hypoxia ( Oxygen depravation). He regards the whole face mask thing as a government conspiracy, social engineering project to promote online shopping and monitoring of consumers pushed by mainstream media. He says I am not thinking things through and am foolish to wear a mask in public places.

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Is this poll scientific?
 
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He regards the whole face mask thing as a government conspiracy

Any government in particular?

social engineering project to promote online shopping and monitoring of consumers

So, without masks people would not be online shopping? How do masks help with monitoring? Does he think they have secret microchips in them? Does he think facial recognition is easier when people are wearing masks?
 
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Here’s a BBC article. 'Deadly mask' claims debunked But it’s really hard to disprove this kind of claim, because it’s normally combined with conspiracy theory, that mainstream press and doctors can’t be trusted.
 
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Define scientific.
You’re asking people who have no way of knowing the truth. It’s like parents who research vaccines by scouring Facebook postings rather that looking for medical people who know what they are talking about.
 
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You’re asking people who have no way of knowing the truth. It’s like parents who research vaccines by scouring Facebook postings rather that looking for medical people who know what they are talking about.

Perhaps you confused me with the OP? I was not asking anyone any medical questions.

What I was asking chevyontheriver for was a clarification of a his concept of the meaning of the word scientific in order to understand the reason for the question "Is this poll scientific?". .I am doing that ds o that I perhaps can give an opinion on whether, by his understanding of that word, the poll is scientific. There is no way that I would ever have any doubt about any poll being scientific by my understanding of the word scientific. However, the word seems to mean numerous things to numerous people and those meanings often do not coincide at all.

As to your comment about the poll not being in any way equivalent to the advice of professional medical people. That is certainly true but I don't think the OP's intention was to make any decisions based upon the results of the poll or advise anyone else to do so. It would seem to me that the linked article is evidence that the OP already has a position on this and just wants to see what other people think.
 
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Here’s a BBC article. 'Deadly mask' claims debunked But it’s really hard to disprove this kind of claim, because it’s normally combined with conspiracy theory, that mainstream press and doctors can’t be trusted.

That last is half true. Doctors are mostly trustworthy. Not all, but then again what profession doesn't have its bad apples.
 
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Is this poll scientific?

Yes cause it is asking if the evidence supports the wearing of masks or not. This is not a freedom of choice issue it is a question about how objectively effective a mask is.
 
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Is wearing a face harmful or life preserving?. Just had massive argument with relative in UK who plans to visit my parents end July but who never wears a mask. I told him he was being irresponsible and could kill my parents. His main arguments are that face masks cause build up of toxic levels CO2 and Hypoxia ( Oxygen depravation). He regards the whole face mask thing as a government conspiracy, social engineering project to promote online shopping and monitoring of consumers pushed by mainstream media. He says I am not thinking things through and am foolish to wear a mask in public places.

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'Deadly mask' claims debunked

Here is a good article. Read it carefully. There is a lot of "may help" and "can help" etc. In the article. Everyone is careful not to say that a mask "will" protect you.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-mask/art-20485449
 
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Any government in particular?

He thinks it is a global conspiracy but if I can establish that scientifically wearing masks minimises disease spread this is moot point. Cause this is not about conspiracies and freedom but about the science.
So, without masks people would not be online shopping? How do masks help with monitoring? Does he think they have secret microchips in them? Does he think facial recognition is easier when people are wearing masks?

The 5g tracked mask theory is a different one but just as easily debunked by evidence. No the theory is because people cannot use cash online and can be monitored online by their credit card transactions. Facemasks are part of the conspiracy because they put some people off going to physical shops by perpetuating the overblown fear of disease. There is some truth to the possibility of easier monitoring of spending habits online, but whether it is an organised conspiracy is a moot point to the thread which is about whether face masks work.
 
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Well social distancing and mask wearing . Why is this even an issue? . NYC had 0 deaths the other day so I’d say they help. NYC was the former epicenter of the virus a few months ago and we had bodies stacked in tractor trailers because we ran out of space in hospital morgues. If you don’t wear a mask you’re stupid , period!
 
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Here is a good article. Read it carefully. There is a lot of "may help" and "can help" etc. In the article. Everyone is careful not to say that a mask "will" protect you.

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/in-depth/coronavirus-mask/art-20485449

Actually it is clear ftom the article and the CDC recommendations that wearing a simple cloth mask properly eg over nose and chin and not continually fiddling with it considerably reduces the risk factor relating to spread of disease. Countries that understood this earliest e.g. Germany controlled the virus in a timely fashion.
 
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Well social distancing and mask wearing . Why is this even an issue? . NYC had 0 deaths the other day so I’d say they help. NYC was the former epicenter of the virus a few months ago and we had bodies stacked in tractor trailers because we ran out of space in hospital morgues. If you don’t wear a mask you’re stupid , period!

The person in the OP I was arguing with thinks that wearing a mask might cause brain damage or respiratory problems. He has,allergies and is reluctant to cover his face with any thing. He thinks I am a victim of the media conspiracy for wearing a mask.
 
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Actually it is clear ftom the article and the CDC recommendations that wearing a simple cloth mask properly eg over nose and chin and not continually fiddling with it considerably reduces the risk factor relating to spread of disease. Countries that understood this earliest e.g. Germany controlled the virus in a timely fashion.

I'm all in agreement with reduces or helps but so many think it's an outright protection. I bought a mask the other day at a gas station and you could hold it up to the light and see through it. Our state just made it mandatory to wear a mask even if that mask offers zero protection like the one from the gas station. I don't understand why if it's about safety and reduction of the virus that they don't actually have guidelines as to what type of mask. To me that says it's about control not safety. Like saying a liquor store is essential but church is off limits
 
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I’ve got allergies and I hate wearing that mask . I hate sneezing in it even more ( I carry extras) . I still wear it because I live in NYC and let’s just say the those pictures of bodies stacked in the tractor trailers had a bit of an effect on me . Mainly because I didn’t want to join them. I also knew people who had died.
 
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He regards the whole face mask thing as a government conspiracy, social engineering project to promote online shopping and monitoring of consumers pushed by mainstream media.


He says I am not thinking things through and am foolish to wear a mask in public places.

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'Deadly mask' claims debunked

I know a couple of those types.
Kind of out there I think?
Set your rules and stick to them.
Not going to kill them to wear a mask.
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Is wearing a face harmful or life preserving?. Just had massive argument with relative in UK who plans to visit my parents end July but who never wears a mask. I told him he was being irresponsible and could kill my parents. His main arguments are that face masks cause build up of toxic levels CO2 and Hypoxia ( Oxygen depravation). He regards the whole face mask thing as a government conspiracy, social engineering project to promote online shopping and monitoring of consumers pushed by mainstream media. He says I am not thinking things through and am foolish to wear a mask in public places.

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In my humble opinion I think you're both wrong. I think he's wrong to call it a conspiracy. Governments have to be seen as doing something. The masks aren't being imposed to save us, but, rather, they're being imposed to save the government. It's not social engineering. It's just placation.

And, while they do, theoretically, slow the spread, even the strongest proponents don't claim that masks stop the spread. This is not like avoiding promiscuity to stop the spread of syphilis. You would have to stop breathing to avoid this. It's not foolish to wear a mask in public, but the masks and the isolation will certainly have a negative impact on our society in the long run (but that's another topic).
 
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There is a lot of "may help" and "can help" etc. In the article. Everyone is careful not to say that a mask "will" protect you.

People need to understand that a mask isn't 100% guaranteed protection.

The problem is that some people are prone to strict black-and-white thinking. And therefore they interpret "not 100% guaranteed" to be the equivalent of 0%. I think some people just aren't able to grasp the concept of relative risk reduction.
 
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The poll in the OP is worded poorly. Masks don't strictly *prevent* the spread of the virus, but they do reduce the spread of the virus. There is a distinction.

That said, I voted "yes" given that contextual understanding.
 
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