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Yeah, we learned to limit its spread, but with "masks" (condoms).
by js8 5y ago
Yeah, we learned to limit its spread, but with "masks" (condoms).
- nickthemagicman 5y agoCondoms have a 99.9% effectiveness. Studies have shown that face mask policies have around a 1% effectiveness.
- smallerfish 5y agoWhat studies?
- Expirat 5y agoDo you need a study to understand that a latex condom can catch infected seminal fluids while a cloth mask cannot stop the spread of droplets, or aerosols containing covid?
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- erhk 5y agoA cloth mask does reduce the spread of aerlsols as well as droplets. Anything telling you otherwise is false and i will happily bury you in a dozen backing studies.
- nickthemagicman 5y agoIt's clear masks stop droplets. That's not in question. It's clear masks work for healthcare workers who are trained in their use. But is wearing a filthy rag until the waiter brings the breadsticks an effective community mask policy?
- Expirat 5y agoNo it doesn't. The last year and a half is proof that masks played no significant role in reduction of infections. Bringing all kinds of studies doesn't prove anything since we effectively had the chance to witnesss the biggest study of all. Sure, it might stop some droplets. But a mask can never be as effective as a condom in stopping the virus. It s common sense. You can still infect or get infected. And that s the issue.
- gruez 5y agoThat's comparing apples and oranges because you're comparing the effectiveness of a particular treatment (condoms) with the effectiveness of a particular policy (mask mandates).
- joshuaissac 5y agoAccording to this study by the University of Cambridge, FFP3 masks provided "31-100% protection (and most likely 100%)": https://www.authorea.com/users/421653/articles/527590-ffp3-respirators-protect-healthcare-workers-against-infection-with-sars-cov-2?commit=e567e67501cd6ee0dd1a6e8e4acdf2c4fd70e0ec https://www.authorea.com/users/421653/articles/527590-ffp3-r... (preprint).
- nickthemagicman 5y agoFace mask policies on a community level. Not with trained healthcare workers.
- postalrat 5y agoNot sure you can call it limiting the spread. We slow the spread. Which potentially prevents overrunning our hospital. It seems like eventually everyone is going to get it. Slowing the spread also deepens the chain of infections and may lead to more mutation.