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Originally Posted by gnuyork
I think face masks are a good idea either way (can't hurt), I just think the message here is for sick people only because there's a shortage.
I know they say the certain face masks won't necessarily prevent droplets from getting through, but think about it...wouldn't you rather have some barrier vs none? Would it lessen a chance of ingesting the virus? Even if a little?
Also, as Pickettt pointed out above... if we don't know who is sick and who is not, it would just be reasonable for everyone to wear one out in public as a precaution.
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There isn’t any evidence that face masks for the general public are effective at curbing the spread of respiratory viruses. Of course, absence of evidence is not evidence of ineffectiveness. However they could theoretically be harmful.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/h...-a9396811.html