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> “Seriously people — STOP BUYING MASKS!” the surgeon general, Jerome M. Adams, said in a tweet on Saturday morning. “They are NOT effective in preventing gener
by ponsin 7y ago
> “Seriously people — STOP BUYING MASKS!” the surgeon general, Jerome M. Adams, said in a tweet on Saturday morning. “They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if health care providers can’t get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk!”
So do they help prevent catching coronavirus or don't they?
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- didibus 7y agoSurgical masks don't. If you are sick, wearing one can help you from giving it to others somewhat. That's what I understood till now.
- DocG 7y agoMostly it doesn't matter for normal people - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22456037 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22456037 I think the main benefit might come from mask that you stop touching your face. But for that you don't need fancy mask..
- foxyv 7y agoSurgical masks don't protect health workers from patients. They protect patients from health workers.