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> Masks won't protect you" isn't an answer to that question. The answer to the question is that cloth masks are effective against viruses with a droplet based
by GeekyBear 5y ago
> Masks won't protect you" isn't an answer to that question.
The answer to the question is that cloth masks are effective against viruses with a droplet based spread, but not against a fully airborne virus.
Note that cloth masks almost completely did away with last year's Flu season, while we were right in the middle of a huge Covid surge.
- shadilay 5y agoIf you think the number of flu cases last year was actually 0 I have a bridge to sell you.
- GeekyBear 5y ago>Amid COVID-19 pandemic, flu has disappeared in the US NEW YORK (AP) — February is usually the peak of flu season, with doctors’ offices and hospitals packed with suffering patients. But not this year. Nationally, “this is the lowest flu season we’ve had on record,” according to a surveillance system that is about 25 years old, said Lynnette Brammer of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://apnews.com/article/flu-has-disappeared-us-pandemic-2145d999319b53d8a32a829a324f398d https://apnews.com/article/flu-has-disappeared-us-pandemic-2...
- shadilay 5y agoZero flu deaths reported during this season in Washington https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/zero-flu-deaths-reported-washington-state/281-39dd9ac2-9a95-4e40-8d34-46ce24319b8d https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/zero-f...