Masks … Yes or No

[Tramps_mate]

I've only recently stopped wearing one. The missus told me off as no one else still was doing! Jokes on her now!

 

[Bluesaint]

So, in a nutshell, the people who refuse to wear a mask, if they were around during the blitz would they refuse to close their curtains of an evening during a blackout?

 

[Toffe3m4n]

Yes. I personally don't think we should've been so quick to drop them in the first place.

 

[MARK SMITH]

Go on then I'll bite

Is that dentist that's been wearing masks since he left dentsl school 40 years ago just doing it for the placebo effect then?

A half n half scarf wrapped around you mug isnt the same as a proper snug fitting n3 type mask. Thats what is recommended by epidemiologists.

A mask is only an effective barrier against airborne pathogens for about 5-10 minutes. As has already been stated, I wore a mask to protect from aerosol and blood splatter. How effective it was is difficult to say, but I lived through it.

 

[Sassy Colombian]

I hate wearing a mask, especially when I workout. It suffocates me, sometimes I really feel a lack of oxygen, then because i sweat so much if I don't change my mask and wash my face right away then my face breaks out so wearing it at the gym is one of the most challenging times. But I still wear it because it is a simple strategy to reduce Covid transmission, it is up to all of us to play our part to stop the current situation from getting worst again. Wearing a face mask while inconvenient, is the right thing to do during this pandemic. It is unfortunate that it has become a politicized issue, but everything is so polarized now days that it's not surprising either.

 

[verreauxi]

 

[JimmyJeffers]

its easier to ignore people you semi know so i'm all in,

got mine on now and i'm in my house, but it's bin day so best to err on the side of caution.

Had a couple of good moments doing that in supermarkets. Think they were doing the same as well though.

 

[Ihaters]

I don't believe the masks are very effective in reducing transmission. I believe they make some people feel safer, in that sense they are more like a placebo. That is fine for me, if people still wish to wear them, I have no problem with that.

There are lots of studies showing masks work very well and lots of studies showing that they don't work at all. But looking at real world data, almost every nation that has brought in mask mandates, Belgium, Italy, Spain, Austria, they all saw their biggest spike in cases afterwards. In Germany, they banned the cloth / paper masks earlier this year and made everyone wear the medical grade NFP masks and even the same happened with them.

ps https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-mask-mandates-n0t-causing-c-idUSKBN2802W4 claim it's not the case.

 

[luuk_deventer]

ps https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-mask-mandates-n0t-causing-c-idUSKBN2802W4 claim it's not the case.

I didn’t say that masks are responsible for the rise in cases. I’m saying they’ve done very little to stop any rise in cases.

 

[4737carlin]

I didn’t say that masks are responsible for the rise in cases. I’m saying they’ve done very little to stop any rise in cases.

No what has done little to stop the rise in case is selfish people who only care about themselves doing nothing to help stop the spread

 

[luuk_deventer]

No what has done little to stop the rise in case is selfish people who only care about themselves doing nothing to help stop the spread

Yes I agree social distancing could definitely be better too, to slow the spread a little more, but it’s also a new virus and at some point everyone on the planet will have to catch this and fight it off.

 

[4737carlin]

Yes I agree social distancing could definitely be better too, to slow the spread a little more, but it’s also a new virus and at some point everyone on the planet will have to catch this and fight it off.

The amount of people i know lately who have had covid is scary, i dont just mean tested positive but have actually been hit with it, I've been lucky but guess its only a matter of time.
I think its inevitable we will all get it at some point unless you live a very isolated life style

 

[Joey66]

Always wear one being vulnerable , but anyone should - but they dont .....

 

[Eggs]

….yes, but they do steam your glasses up.