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Mask advocates claim that stopping large droplets from _exiting_ your mask (not incoming) will reduce viral load. And if infected, viral load is inversely prop
by jeremyw 6y ago
Mask advocates claim that stopping large droplets from _exiting_ your mask (not incoming) will reduce viral load. And if infected, viral load is inversely proportional to the severity of illness, infectiousness, etc. The marketing campaign to get people to wear masks may say "masks [...] stop you getting sick", but the more nuanced justification is out there.
See more: https://masks4all.co/faqs-for-mask-skeptics/ https://masks4all.co/faqs-for-mask-skeptics/
- strken 6y agoThis is also the stance of the article. Whether masks protect the person wearing them is still very important, firstly for the protection itself, but secondly because some people are motivated more by self-interest than altruism. If you tell everyone that masks don't stop you getting sick, when in the balance of probability they do prevent some cases, then fewer people will wear them.
- jeremyw 6y agoActually, I think the marketing "I protect you and you protect me" is quite good. It worked where I am ~75% prior to any gov't policy changes.