Estimated 1.56B face masks will have entered oceans in 2020

Re:Estimated 1.56B face masks will have entered oceans in 2020 by nickthemagicman on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @05:37PM (#25436230)

I coul get into the epidemiology and biology of a pathogen that stays on surfaces for days.

But for simplicity sake I'll just say this.

I wouldn't want my surgeon walking in to give me surgery, with a mask he just used from another operation.

Corona virus doesn't become any less deadly or contagious outside of a medical institution.

Also falsely accusing someone of spreading false information Should be like falsely accusing someone of rape. The accuser should go to jail or get banned if they're wrong.

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Re:Estimated 1.56B face masks will have entered oceans in 2020 by aeturnum on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @05:42PM (#25436283)

Exactly, which is why I pointed out that healthcare workers frequently change masks for reasons related to their environment. It's also, of course, why medical workers wore surgical masks before covid.

PPE worn outside of clinical settings already exist in a lower risk situation and so it's reasonable to accept lower standards for it.

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Re:Estimated 1.56B face masks will have entered oceans in 2020 by nickthemagicman on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @05:52PM (#25436419)

Lower standards?

You mean standards like applying a device directly onto your respiratory system that's been potentially exposed for long periods of time to a virus that stays on surfaces for days?

These aren't lower standards these are freaking negative standards.

The virus doesn't become less deadly or less contagious outside of medical institutions.

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