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New Covid wave has begun and masks should be worn again, scientists warn
(www.independent.co.uk)
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I bet you, that people arent using masks correctly
You have to use it only once. You cant touch it with your hand, etc etc
Everyone is gonna wear the same mask over and over
Its dumb and pointless. But the media mentions it like its the only solution.
You absolutely can take off and reuse a mask. Ideally one should be replacing it daily. But don't let perfection be the enemy of the good.
The scientist in this article also critiques the government for lack of reporting and failing to give boosters to most adults, so I don't think this is fair.
Dunno, but the vibe on this comment is "I'm not gonna wear a mask because it has to be perfect, so I'm not going to bother." Sorry if I read this wrong.
it's been a long time since I took biology but my gut keeps telling me that this isn't some binary thing.. like, all these suggestions we follow to me seem to be about minimizing exposure.. like if I get 100 individual covid viruses in me through a cheap, cloth mask, my body can fight it off. And that may be a different outcome if I didn't have a mask at all and got 1,000 individual viruses in me.
I don't know, I'm not a biologist, I just don't get how everything is constantly framed as all or nothing. it doesn't make sense to me.
if you want to know more, you're describing the effects of viral load. and your gut is correct!
and also these all or nothing folks literally don't consider how effective n95s and other respirators are at filtering particles. it's not new technology, it really works
You are correct.
This isn't true. Full 100% mask proper usage is not the only way to wear a mask that helps.
You can safely reuse masks https://www.health.com/condition/infectious-diseases/coronavirus/how-long-can-you-wear-kn95-n95-kf94-mask-before-replacing
Using a bad mask badly is still better than not at all. But we really are doing a lot worse in terms of quality of masks and mask usage than we ought to be...