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Re:Miscalculation at every level left U.S. unequipped to fig... by DanBC on Thursday April 30, 2020 @08:12AM (#23029981)
> I on the other hand have no obligation to physically touch random strangers, thank god, and don’t have to go interact with known sick people.

What's the point of wearing the mask then?

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Re:Miscalculation at every level left U.S. unequipped to fig... by ashtonkem on Thursday April 30, 2020 @08:14AM (#23029993)
Gotta go get groceries at some point, and that means breathing in the air someone else exhaled.
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Re:Miscalculation at every level left U.S. unequipped to fig... by DanBC on Thursday April 30, 2020 @08:15AM (#23030002)
Where's your evidence that the virus is present in the air that people exhale?
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Re:Miscalculation at every level left U.S. unequipped to fig... by ashtonkem on Thursday April 30, 2020 @08:18AM (#23030029)
We know it’s a highly infectious respiratory disease with asymptomatic transmission, this isn’t rocket science.
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Re:Miscalculation at every level left U.S. unequipped to fig... by DanBC on Thursday April 30, 2020 @08:38AM (#23030155)
You've just destroyed your own argument.

If you're wearing a mask to protect against droplets then maybe you'd get marginal benefits. But if your concern is virus carried in the water vapour that people exhale, then an N95 isn't nearly enough to protect you.

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Re:Miscalculation at every level left U.S. unequipped to fig... by 7786655 on Thursday April 30, 2020 @03:12PM (#23034876)
Even if the mask is 10% effective that's still better than nothing.
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Re:Miscalculation at every level left U.S. unequipped to fig... by DanBC on Thursday April 30, 2020 @03:34PM (#23035135)
Not if it's causing people to decrease social distancing or to touch their face.
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