Wearing a mask to prevent contracting it is like wearing medieval platemail to protect yourself against an M16. It gives you very limited protection. There's n

Wearing a mask to prevent contracting it is like wearing medieval platemail to protect yourself against an M16. It gives you very limited protection. There's no replacement for just avoiding people, 15 feet away from everyone. They're mainly good for people who are infected to not transmit pathogens. When doctors operate on infectious people, they wear hazmat suits. Full face mask, air filter and body condom. You can get a virus through your ears, eyes, mouth, nose, or microabrasions on your skin. You can wear a mask, but I fear that people will start thinking it's anywhere near full protection. False sense of security is probably not worth even encouraging in a situation this dire.