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spoon059 wrote:
What studies?
Just curious... you know that wearing non surgical masks to prevent the spread of a virus is about as effective as chain link fence prevent the spread of mosquitos, right? In fact, studies have shown that masks that are saturated from breathing are actually MORE likely to harbor the virus because of the humid warm environment on the mask?
This is the only one on non-surgical masks I can find.
Invitro filtration efficiency for selected face masks to bacteria with a size smaller than SARS-CoV-2 respiratory droplet
This study suggests double cloth masks are effective at filtering exhaled virus containing droplets.BCSnob wrote:
Fact: Canada and USA are running the same number of tests per Capita; Canada has a lower positive test rate per Capita than the USA. Why would Canada want to allow a more infected herd to cross their border to seed more hotspots within their herd?
Maybe it’s because of how they are doing their testing? Canada’s health care is completely different than ours. So they don’t need to pad the numbers for $$$$$.dodge guy wrote:
Maybe it’s because of how they are doing their testing? Canada’s health care is completely different than ours. So they don’t need to pad the numbers for $$$$$.
Bingo!Lwiddis wrote:
If Canada wishes to continue the border closing to protect their citizens I say yes, it is your right to do so...your duty.
Total Agreement.spoon059 wrote:
The overwhelming majority of people that are wearing masks have a very false sense of confidence in the ability of the mask to protect them,
You win the grand prize today too!
It's the most amazing unintended social experiment, this Covid thing, that I've ever seen.
Good to see some folk with common sense and intelligence. Thank you for posting your whole post.BCSnob wrote:
spoon059 wrote:
What studies?
Just curious... you know that wearing non surgical masks to prevent the spread of a virus is about as effective as chain link fence prevent the spread of mosquitos, right? In fact, studies have shown that masks that are saturated from breathing are actually MORE likely to harbor the virus because of the humid warm environment on the mask?
This is the only one on non-surgical masks I can find.
Invitro filtration efficiency for selected face masks to bacteria with a size smaller than SARS-CoV-2 respiratory droplet
This study suggests double cloth masks are effective at filtering exhaled virus containing droplets.
Here's a paper aggregating several studies about the effectiveness of masks for preventing respiratory virus transmission.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340570735_Masks_Don't_Work_A_review_of_science_relevant_to_COVID-19_social_policywnjj wrote:
BCSnob wrote:
spoon059 wrote:
What studies?
Just curious... you know that wearing non surgical masks to prevent the spread of a virus is about as effective as chain link fence prevent the spread of mosquitos, right? In fact, studies have shown that masks that are saturated from breathing are actually MORE likely to harbor the virus because of the humid warm environment on the mask?
This is the only one on non-surgical masks I can find.
Invitro filtration efficiency for selected face masks to bacteria with a size smaller than SARS-CoV-2 respiratory droplet
This study suggests double cloth masks are effective at filtering exhaled virus containing droplets.
Here's a paper aggregating several studies about the effectiveness of masks for preventing respiratory virus transmission.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340570735_Masks_Don't_Work_A_review_of_science_relevant_to_COVID-19_social_policy
You really should read the linked articles in this non-peer reviewed literature summary. The linked studies are about masks preventing the wearer from getting sick; not about about masks preventing sick people from spreading viruses.
Read this peer reviewed report
Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks which assessed the efficacy of surgical mask use by patients to prevent them from spreading virus droplets.- 'Minuscule' is what a mask does for you or others re viruses. Look up the sizes.
That said, I want to revisit Canada as much as anyone but a country has the right to run its borders any way it wants. Hopefully we can all get back to where we were (or better) soonest. - Wearing masks is like vaccinations, those who do protect those who don't, but not the other way around.
wilber1 wrote:
Wearing masks is like vaccinations, those who do protect those who don't, but not the other way around.
Masks are hardly protection. They are a feel Good measure. Meant to make people
Feel Safer!
