Yes, viral load is important. As an uninfected person wearing a cloth mask you may still inhale droplets, but maybe fewer big ones. The bigger improvement is fr

Yes, viral load is important. As an uninfected person wearing a cloth mask you may still inhale droplets, but maybe fewer big ones. The bigger improvement is from a droplet being trapped or exhaled droplets traveling less distance because of the carrier was wearing a mask. You are correct on your critiques of what I wrote, but if everyone wears a surgical mask it's great and the reason is reducing overall transmission among populations.