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CDC says no facemask isn't necessary for healthy people. Apparently https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention-treatment.html https://www.cdc.g
by rb808 7y ago
CDC says no facemask isn't necessary for healthy people. Apparently
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention-treatment.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention-t...
> facemaskst “end up creating a false sense of security and most people don’t wear them appropriately,”
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-cdc-says-americans-dont-have-to-wear-facemasks-because-of-coronavirus-2020-01-30 https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-cdc-says-americans-don...
- anonsivalley652 7y agoFace masks don't prevent highly-infectious airborne viral diseases from being caught by healthy individuals, they mainly reduce the chances of an infected person spreading it more. This panic buying of face masks and toothpicks to press elevator buttons is hygiene theater. If you're sick, stay home. The. End.
- curryst 7y agoThey can. You need to buy surgical respirators instead of surgical masks. They look fairly similar. Masks prevent you spreading the disease to others. Respirators prevent you spreading the disease and others spreading it to you.