Are masks proven to be a waste of time? I hear this a lot on TFK. Youâd imagine theyâ'd stop a bit of spread of the virus. Is there a Twitter study that disproves their effectiveness?
An N95 mask is very effective. A properly fitted surgical mask is reasonably effective. Cloth masks are largely useless.
N95 masks are certainly better than cloth masks. Cloth masks are certainly better than wearing no mask.
That cloth masks are âuselessâ is an extremist right-wing wing article of faith, a quasi-religious belief, and as we all know, quasi-religious right wing beliefs are always, and Iâm being kind here, total bollocks.
That makes very little sense to a layman like myself. Surely anything that stops the breath coming out of our mouths just a tiny bit is effective, if even on a macro level when combined over thousands of people. I always thought saying they were a total waste of time was some sort of piss take. Is the n95 chat actually serious rather than the road from birr to ardee??
It has to do with particle size. All properly conducted studies show cloth masks are ineffective in blocking airborne pathogens like the Covid virus. If transmission were droplet rather than airborne they would be effective. The virus is about 0.1 micron, aerosols around 1-5 micron and gaps in cloth masks can be up to a hundred micron. You only need a few viral particles to get infected so a âlittle bitâ of blocking doesnât help much.
Also, if a mask stopped your breath you would be dead.
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The last thing you want when facing a severe acute respiratory disease is fresh air.
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Lahinch?
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A recent experience made me think of the nonsense of the testing system for a dangerous virus.
Person has symptoms and is unwell. Positive antigen test. They are told to come to a testing centre (no longer drive in) and if needs be have somebody else drive them there as they are too unwell to drive.
They then enter the building with other people to be tested and potentially infecting other people with only protection being a mask whose efficacy is questionable
Theyâd not do that with Ebola
You mean we should burn anyone with symptoms?
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Studies show the N95 is excellent at protecting you from being bled all over.
Would I be correct in saying there are other studies that say masks are effective ?
Very interesting stuff here and once again massively reinforces how crazy it is to remain unvaccinated.
Whatâs happening in our schools where Covid is being let run rampant is a mass, unregulated medical experiment. The long term consequences of it could be disastrous. These consequences could last many decades.
Terrific news for the lads that have had the bugâŠyouâve the sort of long lasting reliable immunity that big pharma wouldnât sell you, even if it could.
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Really shows how crazy it is for a fit and healthy person to get vaccinated with an experimental drug to stop then getting a virus that poses little threat to them.
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Youâd literally need your head examined. Itâs as well for fellas on tfk that weâre here to tell them the truthâŠ
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Is that âBrownstone Instituteâ anything to Mr. Brownstone?
Yes and all of them reference cloth masks reducing droplet transmission.
The replies are a good summation of the batshit levels some people went to over the last 18 months
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A healthy serving of TNH in there, Ewan scrambling to remain relevant,
How are we fixed anyway? The âmood musicâ became very grave around 2-3 weeks ago, ahead of that 22 October milestone date. Have things kind of flattened off again or are we fucked?
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