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Disposable medical masks (also known as surgical masks) are loose-fitting devices that were designed to be worn by medical personnel to protect accidental contamination of patient wounds, and to protect the wearer against splashes or sprays of bodily fluids. There is limited evidence for their effectiveness in preventing influenza virus transmission either when worn by the infected person for source control or when worn by uninfected persons to reduce exposure. Our systematic review found no significant effect of face masks on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza.

> Disposable medical masks (also known as surgical masks) are loose-fitting devices that were designed to be worn by medical personnel to protect accidental contamination of patient wounds, and to protect the wearer against splashes or sprays of bodily fluids. There is limited evidence for their effectiveness in preventing influenza virus transmission either when worn by the infected person for source control or when worn by uninfected persons to reduce exposure. Our systematic review found no significant effect of face masks on transmission of laboratory-confirmed influenza. > * https://archive.md/ywK5A#selection-1553.141-1565.324

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[–] • 6 pts

Unlike pfizer, J&J and moderna the mask companies aren’t free from lawsuits so they need to disclose this important information before some one sued them because as we all know masks do shit.

[–] • 3 pts

so they need to disclose this important information

That's why packagings are clearly stating the masks don't protect from coronaviruses.

[–] • 3 pts

You would think little things like this would wake people up, at least get them to ask questions. Considering many nations are becoming more and more tyrannical, and this shit show is affecting many people’s lives the NPCs would start looking into this themselves wondering, “why am i letting my rights get taken away?” Or “why are people not dropping dead like the Chinese propaganda earlier last year?”

[–] • 6 pts

They will never admit they were wrong. The denial is too strong.

[–] • 0 pt

It doesn't matter if people know it's bullshit, the laws still exist.

[–] • 4 pts

On the contrary, there's tons of evidence that it doesn't prevent transmission of influenza.

[–] [deleted] • 2 pts

Hilarious seeing fat smokers wear the same shitty mask day after day.

[–] • 2 pts

It’s to protect other people, duh. Clearly you have no idea how facemasks work as of mid-2020.

-some guy on Reddit if you posted this there

[–] • 3 pts

You have to take the multiple shots like I did to protect me from getting infected.

-some guy on faggit if you posted this there

[–] • 1 pt

Ah... I see you're a doubter. If you'll just carry around this 5G equipped, permanently attached IV bag and pole, we can dose you whenever we deem a booster is necessary.

Another fun term I've been having fun Larping around with when I suspect the listeners have a chance of knowing who Orwell is is to describe masking, and barriers, and contact tracing, and vaxxing and (counter-vaxxing(?) - however you'd describe vaccines only "working" if all parties are "vaccinated") (sorry for all the scare quotes)

...anyway, as "earnestly as possible" claim to be thankful for all of it because it makes us "double plus safe". They know I'm taking the piss, but aren't usually sure which direction they can safely try to steer the conversation without me agreeing and amplifying.

[–] • 1 pt

It doesn't matter. I've directly told/shown it to the mask wearers but they can't hear or see and continue to wear it.

[–] • 4 pts

You can't fix stupid.

[–] • 1 pt

You can't fix stupid.

Maybe with a shovel?

[–] • 1 pt

You normally hear an argument like, "well, they're just protecting themselves from legal liability" here. The catch is that only makes it worse...

[–] • 1 pt

There's already been two waves of a cold going around our kids' school. I've been having fun feigning surprise with the other parents. "Gee. How are the kids spreading a respiratory virus to each other with all these masks and distancing?"

[–] • 1 pt

I have a magic mask and I'm not telling how it works

[–] • 0 pt

WELL IT'S BETTER THAN NOTHING REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

daddy fuckchi told me to wear it after he got marching orders to change his tune after he said they are useless REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[–] • 0 pt

Yes everyone here knows it’s fake and gay

[–] • 0 pt

YES. They are correct. Scientific facts don't change, no matter what people wish to insist.

Wearing a mask (especially in open air environments) is simply virtue signalling.