[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by mtdjed

Why no wearing a mask. Can't buy them anywhere. Yes I can and so wear a cloth mask but the value is being questioned. Better than nothing but some concern about 2 -3 % effective. Doubt if it is a well studied analysis.

Betsy McCaughey: Homemade Masks Only 2 Percent Effective | Newsmax.com

Betsy McCaughey is not a reliable source of information. She's been caught by fact-checkers making up utter fiction about anything she disagrees with, on numerous occasions since she was kicked out of the Democratic party and switched to the Liberal Party, and then to the RNC.

Newsmax is also not a reliable source of information, since it is decisively anti-vaxx, anti-science, and pro-corporate-profit ultra conservative.

Homemade masks can help prevent YOUR germs from spreading to OTHER people. That is why you would wear them, even if you believe yourself to be healthy. Since there are people who test positive for COVID-19, but have no symptoms, it is safer for the public if everyone wears a mask, so as to reduce the risk of having the virus and spreading it among the populace.

They also can help reduce your instances of touching your face, being a physical barrier between hand and face.

They might also help reduce the risk of catching germs from other people, but only marginally.