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> Surgical masks are useless for protecting the wearer from infected people They are not useless for protecting the wearer, and this anti-vaxer level dangerous
by pmachinery 7y ago
> Surgical masks are useless for protecting the wearer from infected people
They are not useless for protecting the wearer, and this anti-vaxer level dangerous misinformation needs to stop. It's like saying condoms are useless for protecting the wearer from HIV because they sometimes break.
The lie that masks don't work was spread because there weren't enough masks. Sad that people are still falling for it/spreading it.
- Gibbon1 7y agoPaper I saw on homemade masks compared to N95 masks. Said ones made out of tee shirt material were not as good but not useless. The authors also pointed out they also work by preventing the wearer from touching their mouth and nose. Frankly I see no downside to people wearing homemade masks. Edit: More friendly article that references the paper I'm talking about. https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/best-materials-make-diy-face-mask-virus/ https://smartairfilters.com/en/blog/best-materials-make-diy-...