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@occasionalmutant, the mask is only to protect others from you possibly "asymptomatic spreading" most masks will say that they do not protect from infection, regardless of if its over your nose. My opinion is that the mask nazis like this lady are just the same type of people who would report their neighbors for harboring people in their attic during WW2.
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@Sir Borksalot , wearing the mask encourages you to touch your face more. It also does not protect YOU from getting it, only prevents you from possibly spreading it if you are "asymptomatic". For me, wearing the mask causes my warm exhalation to loosen nasal mucus, developing a runny nose, which then moisten the mask ruining its efficacy anyways. Disregarding the fact that my work says I can't enter the site with a runny nose. Its a catch 22.
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@Gatsby, I think what he means is airborne vs droplet transmission. There really is a profound difference. With airborne transmission, the mask wouldn't help at all and we'd all have caught it by now. It doesn't need moisture to spread. Droplet transmission is what the mask is meant for. And to end the argument once and for all, where do they put the swab to test for COVID? Should we not cover that orifice?
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@Tylerdurdin, the masks aren't a magical cure. Most people seem to think masks mean that other rules don't apply, the masks block most droplets that come out, and the virus can only travel that way. A lot of people don't wear it over their nose, or just on their chin, and they don't social distance. That isn't even counting sanitizing your hands, not touching your face, cleaning your masks, or changing out the disposable one every time you take it off. It isn't just "I wear a mask so I am doing my part!" Also, normal medical masks don't keep much out, they keep your nasty mouth wetness from spreading. If we want it to stop spreading we need to tackle this thing properly.
Bold to assume people who do that can read