> like a hockey goalie wearing a helmet but no mask. An apt comparison -- a damage reduction by 66% using only a fabric mask is massively worse than a damage r

> like a hockey goalie wearing a helmet but no mask. An apt comparison -- a damage reduction by 66% using only a fabric mask is massively worse than a damage reduction by 95% using proper PPE and procedures. In fact, it leaves you 7 times more likely to get infected (get hurt by a puck). But if anyone tried to sell the NHL-watching public the line that "helmets don't help", they would be rightfully humiliated in public.