I appreciate your support for mask wearing, but am troubled that you do not see the evidence. I hate to say "right in front of your nose" because that's where

I appreciate your support for mask wearing, but am troubled that you do not see the evidence. I hate to say "right in front of your nose" because that's where the mask sits.... As others have pointed out, the reasons doctors wear surgical masks is because they prevent the spread of infection. Why do you think they are called 'surgical masks'? Why do you think doctors wear them? The N95 standard (if you want to upgrade to a N95 mask) requires that the mask have a certain ability to filter out aerosols. I would consider that pretty strong evidence that a (properly fitted) N95 would reduce your chance of exposure via aerosol transmission, and also reduce your ability to spread it to others via the same route. Is this really so hard to understand? If you prefer epidemiological studies linked specifically to Covid, https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/12/02/2015954117 https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/12/02/2015954117 https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00818 https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2020.00818 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342198360_Association_of_country-wide_coronavirus_mortality_with_demographics_testing_lockdowns_and_public_wearing_of_masks_Update_June_15_2020 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342198360_Associati... https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/15/E410 https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/15/E410 https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?next_url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.washingtonpost.com%2fbusiness%2f2020%2f06%2f17%2fmasks-salons-missouri%2f https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?next_url=https%...