Re:You can opt out of airport face scans
by immibis on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @08:49PM
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BTW you should probably still be wearing a mask on a flight if you don't want COVID-19. You also avoid many other diseases as a bonus. This is the new normal - public health is dead and it's all pushed onto the individual now.
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Re:You can opt out of airport face scans
by colejohnson66 on Tuesday July 23, 2024 @09:04PM
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Masks don’t keep you from getting COVID. They only help prevent you from spreading it.
Depends on the mask. N95 protects you pretty well.
Re:You can opt out of airport face scans
by prmoustache on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @03:13AM
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It is true that most masks were build initially to prevent airborne transmissions from wearer to others, typically patients in a surgical setting. However studies have later shown that protection works both way.
Re:You can opt out of airport face scans
by simoncion on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @04:35AM
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> Masks don’t keep you from getting COVID. They only help prevent you from spreading it.
???
Most masks don't have a one-way valve that only filters your exhalation, leaving inhaled air unfiltered. Any given mask is going to be roughly as good at filtering incoming air as it is at filtering outgoing air.