38 FACEMASK STUDY: The existing scientific evidences challenge the safety and efficacy of wearing facemasks as preventive intervention for COVID-19. The data suggest that both medical and non-medical facemasks are INEFFECTIVE to block human-to-human transmission of viral and infectious diseases. (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov) posted 3 years ago by axolotl_peyotl 3 years ago by axolotl_peyotl +39 / -1 11 comments share 11 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Yes they stop spittle and snot, the same as surgical masks. Neither claim to stop a virus.
Did you read the article? The virus is 1000x smaller than the holes in your mask.
It's like throwing sand at a chain link fence. Will some grains bounce off the fence? Sure, but most pass right through.
Masks do much more harm than good, and as we've seen over the past year they absolutely do not impede the spread of covid.