Re:The Coronavirus Is Here Forever
by Aeolun on Monday August 23, 2021 @08:19PM
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Something like 30% (of expelled particles) when we’re talking about face-to-face contact for a few minutes.
Probably pretty close to zero when we’re talking about being in a classroom with 30 other kids for a few hours. The mask protects against things going straight ahead, not against slowly filling up a room with aerosols.
I guess masking up might mean everyone gets slowly infected over the course of days though (through aerosols), instead of getting a full dose of virus straight in the face. I presume that affects the severity of the subsequent disease.
I appreciate the simplicity of the message to mask up, since it’s almost certainly better than nothing, but it’s no panacea.
Probably pretty close to zero when we’re talking about being in a classroom with 30 other kids for a few hours. The mask protects against things going straight ahead, not against slowly filling up a room with aerosols.
I guess masking up might mean everyone gets slowly infected over the course of days though (through aerosols), instead of getting a full dose of virus straight in the face. I presume that affects the severity of the subsequent disease.
I appreciate the simplicity of the message to mask up, since it’s almost certainly better than nothing, but it’s no panacea.