Covid: Masks and social distancing 'could last years'
Measures may remain until jabs roll out across the world, Public Health England's Dr Mary Ramsay says.
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Like wearing a condom, wearing a mask is just common sense
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Breathe easy with these FDA-authorized KN95 face masks—just $18 for a 10-pack
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How to tell if your respirator and N95-style mask is counterfeit or poor quality (Marketplace)
Breathe easy with these FDA-authorized KN95 face masks, just $16 for a 10-pack
Scoop them up while they're still in stock.
How to tell if your respirator and N95-style mask is counterfeit or poor quality (Marketplace)
"Anti-mask protesters try to enter Calgary grocery store
... The group tried to enter the store against its mandatory mask policy.
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... The group tried to enter the store against its mandatory mask policy.
COVID-19: Anti-mask protesters try to enter Calgary grocery store | Watch News Videos Online
Watch COVID-19: Anti-mask protesters try to enter Calgary grocery store Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
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Stopped in their tracks! Too bad they didn't arrest a bunch of them."Anti-mask protesters try to enter Calgary grocery store
... The group tried to enter the store against its mandatory mask policy.
COVID-19: Anti-mask protesters try to enter Calgary grocery store | Watch News Videos Online
Watch COVID-19: Anti-mask protesters try to enter Calgary grocery store Video Online, on GlobalNews.ca
Fact check: Masks can keep out COVID-19 particles even though smaller than dry wall dust
Masks may not completely stop drywall dust, but that doesn't mean they aren't effective against COVID-19.
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An evidence review of face masks against COVID-19
The science around the use of masks by the public to impede COVID-19 transmission is advancing rapidly. In this narrative review, we develop an analytical framework to examine mask usage, synthesizing the relevant literature to inform multiple areas: population impact, transmission...
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"The surgical mask blocked about 60% of .03 micron particles and over 90% of 1 micron and 2.5 micron particles."
Surgical Masks Surprisingly Effective Against PM2.5 – Smart Air
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"in one study, researchers tested particles down to .007 microns (even smaller than viruses) and found that a simple surgical mask blocked 80%."
"... it’s downright surprising that surgical masks are just as effective [as N95 masks]! Maybe virus particles are actually easy to capture because they fly on water droplets.
https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/n95-mask-surgical-prevent-transmission-coronavirus/?rel=1
Eye protection is also a good idea, esp. with so many VOCs...
Mask shortage? You are on the internet, right? Is there an issue with your credit card?
In Asian countries, mask-wearing has been common since 2003 sars. I can see some of the reasons behind the anti-mask, it's a cultural belief thing, Muslim women are forced to cover their faces so White Christians won't wear a mask, heck even some Mulism men are anti-mask they believe it's only for women. In western society, mask-wearing is associated with bank robbers and villains. Sure it is also political, anti-masker side with Trump as they see Biden encouraging masks. And then those who see it as vanity thing, some people think they are so good looking they don't want to wear a mask, it makes them look stupid and unattractive.
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Study Finds Anyone Still Wearing A Mask At This Point Is Probably Just Super Ugly
U.S.—A new study found that anyone still wearing a mask at this point is probably just super ugly.
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"VERIFY: No, surgical and fabric masks are not pointless
Several claims are circulating social media, claiming that wearing face masks is pointless.
https://www.krem.com/article/news/h...tles/293-1fee338e-2eba-4219-800e-ca9d489fa11d
Several claims are circulating social media, claiming that wearing face masks is pointless.
https://www.krem.com/article/news/h...tles/293-1fee338e-2eba-4219-800e-ca9d489fa11d
I just keep it simple, if you don't want to wear a mask - no issue on my end, that doesn't mean I won't. I will always wear one now when I go out in public - meaning like in retails shops , indoor gatherings when they open up etc.
False. As my other posts to you have revealed, surgical masks are highly effective. Even the article you refer to says masks work. So even it disagrees with your statement that "Surgical masks are useless. N95 masks is whats needed".
Many places - stores, businesses, clinics, homes - one goes to do not have this "secondhand (covid) smoke(/droplets/aerosols)" saturating it everywhere or even necessarily present at all or to any significant extent. Moreover in time, even if present, it would dissipate, fall to the floor, get stuck somewhere, lose its potency, die, etc.
You've provided no evidence that covid particles are like smoke from cigarettes that can saturate a room and infect people as easily as secondhand cigarette smoke enters a person. If that were the case, wouldn't we be seeing far more infections. We do know, however, that covid is released from people in large or small droplets that are big enough that they are usually blocked by cloth, surgical and N95 masks, thus making the mask wearer & those around him much safer.
1) That study is re influenza, not covid19.
2) The url refers to the CDC who have supported the use of face masks re covid19, at least for the unvaccinated, as a measure that saves lives.
3) The study itself states: "A pooled analysis of 2 studies in university residential halls reported a marginally significant protective effect of a combination of hand hygiene plus face masks worn by all residents...Most studies were underpowered because of limited sample size, and some studies also reported suboptimal adherence in the face mask group.... In theory, transmission should be reduced the most if both infected members and other contacts wear masks...as with hand hygiene, face masks might be able to reduce the transmission of other infections and therefore have value in an influenza pandemic when healthcare resources are stretched.
4) With the exception of one reference to 2018, all mask references were from 2013 and earlier. Quite out of date with more recent studies since 2020.
5) "Face masks to prevent transmission of influenza virus: a systematic review
Abstract
Influenza viruses circulate around the world every year. From time to time new strains emerge and cause global pandemics. Many national and international health agencies recommended the use of face masks during the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic. We reviewed the English-language literature on this subject to inform public health preparedness. There is some evidence to support the wearing of masks or respirators during illness to protect others, and public health emphasis on mask wearing during illness may help to reduce influenza virus transmission. There are fewer data to support the use of masks or respirators to prevent becoming infected. Further studies in controlled settings and studies of natural infections in healthcare and community settings are required to better define the effectiveness of face masks and respirators in preventing influenza virus transmission.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20092668/
"The science is clear: Masks worked,..."
"Hong Kong was relatively unscathed by the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak and had a flatter epidemic curve than most other places, which observers consider remarkable given its status as an international transport hub. Furthermore, its proximity to China and its millions of mainland visitors annually would make it vulnerable.[2] Some experts now believe the habit of wearing masks in public since the SARS epidemic of 2003 may have helped keep its confirmed infections at 845, with four deaths, by the beginning of April.[2] In a study published in April 2020 in the Lancet, the authors expressed their belief that border restrictions, quarantine and isolation, social distancing, and behavioural changes such as wearing masks likely all played a part in the containment of the disease up to the end of March.[3] Others attributed the success to critical thinking of citizens who have become accustomed to distrusting the competence and political motivations of the government, the World Health Organization, and the Chinese Communist Party.[4] "
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COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong - Wikipedia
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What would be the point. Recent infection numbers rising in India is probably because of a number of factors i've already listed, including more infectious VOC, high density populations, covidiocy rising, irresponsible lifting of restrictions after things improved as a result of the restrictions, low numbers vaccinated, etc. If it weren't for masks, things would be even worse.
What has often happened during the pandemic is when infections rose extreme safety measures were recommended or mandated to stop the rising wave of infections. In many cases that included masks. If the wave of infections continued rising for a time after a mask mandate, that was not because masks are not effective, but because the powerful unstoppable wave was already in motion. Without the mask mandate the wave would have been even worse.
Likewise a powerful unstoppable storm may be coming to a Florida beach area. Putting up some protection on your dwelling will often spare it some damage. Without that protection the storm damage is more likely to be even worse.
This post above & below explains why graphs being posted by covidiots with infection numbers & mask mandates are worthless as regards the question of the efficacy of masks in reducing infection numbers & hospitalizations and deaths from covid19.
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"If you think that & your graphs provide any proof re whether or not masks work to save lives, then you are a clueless ignorant covidiot. But why else would you post them without any comment except a silly laughing icon. In so doing it just suggests you are a silly ignoramous.
As i have stated repeatedly before, infection numbers vary & are a result of many different factors, such as numbers tested, population density, individual immune systems, irresponsible covidiocy numbers, mask wearing, social distancing, lockdowns, numbers in poorly ventilated areas, the type of virus (VOC) circulating, numbers vaccinated, numbers recovered from infection with antibodies & other factors.
So you can't just look at one factor, e.g. alleged mask usage, & draw any valid conclusions based on infection numbers as to whether or not masks save lives."
