COVID-19: WHY WE SHOULD ALL WEAR MASKS

[Brian4Liberty]

COVID-19: WHY WE SHOULD ALL WEAR MASKS

The official recommendation in the United States (and other Western countries) that the public should not wear face masks was motivated by the need to save respirator masks for health care workers. There is no scientific support for the statement that masks worn by non-professionals are “not effective”. In contrary, in view of the stated goal to “flatten the curve”, any additional, however partial reduction of transmission would be welcome — even that afforded by the simple surgical masks or home-made (DIY) masks (which would not exacerbate the supply problem).
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Since the CDC provides no scientific evidence for its statement that masks worn by the public “are not effective”, here we review the scientific support for protection conferred by surgical masks. We focus on mechanistic rationale (as opposed to epidemiological-phenomenological evidence). We conclude, by considering cough droplet ballistics and the latest research findings on the biology of transmission of the SARS-CoV2 virus (which causes COVID-19) that any physical barrier, as provided even by make-shift masks, may substantially reduce the spread of COVID 19. If we are soon to yield to the pressure to loosen lockdowns and allow limited social interactions to revive the economy, then public masks should have a role and could facilitate a middle-of-the-road approach.

The official recommendation by CDC, FDA and others that masks worn by the non-health-care professionals are ineffective is incorrect at three levels: In the logic, in the mechanics of transmission, and in the biology of viral entry.
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Looking forward: if we are soon loosening the lockdown due to the political pressure to sustain the economy, perhaps encouraging face masks to be worn in the public would be a good compromise between total lockdown and total freedom that risks resurgence of the invisible enemy. There is now a robust scientific basis for putting an end to the officials’ anti-surgical mask hysteria and to recommend or even mandate a broad use of masks as in Asian countries that have bent the curve.
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Much more: https://medium.com/@Cancerwarrior/c...here-is-new-scientific-rationale-280e08ceee71

 

[Brian4Liberty]

Not wearing masks to protect against coronavirus is a ‘big mistake,’ top Chinese scientist says
By Jon Cohen - Mar. 27, 2020

Q: What mistakes are other countries making?

A: The big mistake in the U.S. and Europe, in my opinion, is that people aren’t wearing masks. This virus is transmitted by droplets and close contact. Droplets play a very important role—you’ve got to wear a mask, because when you speak, there are always droplets coming out of your mouth. Many people have asymptomatic or presymptomatic infections. If they are wearing face masks, it can prevent droplets that carry the virus from escaping and infecting others.
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https://www.sciencemag.org/news/202...avirus-big-mistake-top-chinese-scientist-says

 

[swissaustrian]

That infographic is pure gold. Thanks for putting it onto the front page. This should on drudge 24/7.

 

[idiom]

I take it you have warehouses full of n95 masks that people are just choosing not to use?

 

[bv3]

I take it you have warehouses full of n95 masks that people are just choosing not to use?

Sure do. Its in Wuhan, though...

 

[Brian4Liberty]

That infographic is pure gold. Thanks for putting it onto the front page. This should on drudge 24/7.

This one is good too. Meanwhile the CDC is saying "why did Hong Kong and Singapore do so much better than the US in stopping the spread?"

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I take it you have warehouses full of n95 masks that people are just choosing not to use?

Read the article and get back to us.

 

[swissaustrian]

This one is good too. Meanwhile the CDC is saying "why did Hong Kong and Singapore do so much better than the US in stopping the spread?"


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What is the source?
I would like to give this to someone who is comparing goverment measures.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

What is the source?
I would like to give this to someone who is comparing goverment measures.

This guy seems to be the source:

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch

John Burn-Murdoch
@jburnmurdoch
Stories, stats & scatterplots for @FinancialTimes
| Daily updates of the coronavirus trajectory tracker | [email protected] | #dataviz

 

[Brian4Liberty]

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1245123948821569539

https://twitter.com/USAB4L/status/1245172451341819904

 

[jmdrake]

COVID-19: WHY WE SHOULD ALL WEAR MASKS

And ^that is how you flatten the curve! That and federally funded testing for all. Not some stupid "shelter in place/safer at home" order that large numbers of people aren't following anyway.

 

[kpitcher]

I'm thinking once global supply for masks is no longer an issue, we'll all be having a variety of masks ready to go.

I wonder if it will become normal to see people wearing masks frequently like Asians countries, perhaps helping common colds. Might be the new fashionable thing to wear.
https://www.vogmask.com/collections/all

Or go for the "I'm not wearing a mask" look
https://faceidmasks.com/

 

[nikcers]

I think the biggest issue with masks is that people will use them as an alternative to social distancing. Someone with an n95 can still get other people sick and they can get sick if they don't do it right. Hopefully they don't try the authoritarian model and start mandatory quarantining people based on their GPS or cell phone who have had contact with someone with the virus. I keep seeing people praise countries that did that.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

COVID-19: WHY WE SHOULD ALL WEAR MASKS

non ionized Charcoal filter pad inserts can filter 99.6 percent of viruses

 

[swissaustrian]

I'm thinking once global supply for masks is no longer an issue, we'll all be having a variety of masks ready to go.

I wonder if it will become normal to see people wearing masks frequently like Asians countries, perhaps helping common colds. Might be the new fashionable thing to wear.
https://www.vogmask.com/collections/all

Or go for the "I'm not wearing a mask" look
https://faceidmasks.com/

Totally agree.
People in Asia have been wearing masks against smog for a long time. Thats why they have ample supply.

 

[Brian4Liberty]

I think the biggest issue with masks is that people will use them as an alternative to social distancing. Someone with an n95 can still get other people sick and they can get sick if they don't do it right. Hopefully they don't try the authoritarian model and start mandatory quarantining people based on their GPS or cell phone who have had contact with someone with the virus. I keep seeing people praise countries that did that.

Yes, we have all seen the establishment media talking points. They will eventually stop making excuses. It's hard for them to admit either a mistake, or that they were lying with a hidden agenda.

There weren't enough masks/respirators, and they don't want anyone asking why.

The whys are simple:

- Their failure to plan. The medical establishment didn't have a reserve of supplies.

- The failure of the "just in time" supply chain. This brilliant supply management system which comes from the most prestigious Universities and business minds says "don't store anything, buy only as you need".

- Every available mask in the US was purchased, some by early preppers in the US (who are shamed and blamed), and by people who shipped them to China by the cases to family, friends, and business partners (this must be covered up at all costs, so says the PC SJWs of the media and leftist government).

 

[Brian4Liberty]

non ionized Charcoal filter pad inserts can filter 99.6 percent of viruses

Of course. Home masks can be made in a variety of ways, some better than n95.

 

[nikcers]

Of course. Home masks can be made in a variety of ways, some better than n95.

N95 respirators are not the most effective way for average people to protect themselves from the virus — the face masks can prevent wearers from breathing in particles as small as 0.3 microns, but coronavirus particles measure between 0.05 and 0.2 microns in diameter

 

[Brian4Liberty]

N95 respirators are not the most effective way for average people to protect themselves from the virus — the face masks can prevent wearers from breathing in particles as small as 0.3 microns, but coronavirus particles measure between 0.05 and 0.2 microns in diameter

Are you Zippy's replacement?

The airborne droplets are usually much larger than the virus itself. Even aerosol particles are bigger than a single virus.

Nothing is perfect. Reducing transmission is the point.

 

[nikcers]

Are you Zippy's replacement?

The airborne droplets are usually much larger than the virus itself. Even aerosol particles are bigger than a single virus.

Nothing is perfect. Reducing transmission is the point.

At what cost? Doctors helping people with no mask? They are being fired for saying they can't get PPE. Should we go back to not hand washing in medicine too?