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Mr. Scram:

--- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 24, 2020, 08:54:49 pm ---
In what circumstances would a mask not prevent or significantly reduce "spitting" from someone talking or sneezing?

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It may very well, although it may also not as these masks are not designed for this. People tend to touch and adjust masks and someone may spread the virus around more than they would otherwise. The WHO acknowledges this risk when they say "If you wear a mask, then you must know how to use it and dispose of it properly." The Telegraph tells us why. It's a shit source but they make the right point;


--- Quote ---Why do PHE (and others) worry they may make matters worse?

There are lots of reasons:

 They cause people to touch their faces more, making the changes of picking up a bug and transferring it to your body via mouth, nose and eyes more likely.
 They know most people will wear them for much longer than a few minutes for which they are designed. How many mask wearers change theirs every five minutes for a clean one? This is a problem because they quickly become damp inside and are therefore an ideal place for viruses to land
There is a risk they can be shared, especially by children.
There is a risk they are not disposed of properly, resulting in viruses being spread further.
And perhaps most important, there is a risk that they distract people from the real problem - that droplets fall on surfaces and are picked up on peoples hands and then passed to their faces. This is the main route for transmission and the only reliable way of breaking it is to keep surfaces and hands clean. Masks just don't help with that.
In Thailand, a factory was found repackaging used face masks as new.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a swathe of advertisements for face masks, describing them as “misleading, irresponsible and scaremongering”. It says it is wrong for any advertiser to claim that surgical masks can protect against coronavirus and will take action against any that do.

Are there better masks than surgical masks?

Yes, but these are highly specialist, very expensive and again only work if used to very exacting protocols that even experts often struggle to keep to.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/face-masks-do-they-work-coronavirus-truth/

PlainName:

--- Quote ---feet on the dashboard of a car while the airbag exploded
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Complete waste of time asking NOT to pull that kind of trick, wasn't it? In what way is a mask going to be similar to having your knees rammed up your arse?

Nah, forget it. I can see it was a bad move to attempt any discussion in this thread.

Mr. Scram:

--- Quote from: thinkfat on March 24, 2020, 09:07:34 pm ---An infected person spitting, coughing and sneezing without one is definitely a worse idea.

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The WHO recommendation for infected people is to stay inside. An infected person spitting, coughing and sneezing outside is a bad idea full stop.

Mr. Scram:

--- Quote from: dunkemhigh on March 24, 2020, 09:10:17 pm ---Complete waste of time asking NOT to pull that kind of trick, wasn't it? In what way is a mask going to be similar to having your knees rammed up your arse?

Nah, forget it. I can see it was a bad move to attempt any discussion in this thread.

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The issue is that some people override the recommendations of the WHO and additional evidence presented in favour of their own seat of the pants reasoning.

Mr. Scram:

--- Quote from: nctnico on March 24, 2020, 09:01:44 pm ---So now all you have to add is a conspiracy theory?

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Gotta make it work somehow.  ::)

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