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Originally Posted by Joe C.
FINALLY !!!!! Someone with some common sense. Of course a virus can be inhaled through a mask. The only think IMHO that a mask can do, is help block the spittle in close quarters with others. For me, wearing a mask is useless as far as protection is concerned.
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For you, a mask is not useless. And yes a virus can get through a mask. But it is a LOT more difficult for a virus to pass through a mask than it is to pass through the air with no barrier at all.
It is MUCH more likely that a virus will get to the mask, and just stop and get stuck on the outside of the mask, and not get through, than it is to pass through.
Masks are not useless. They are useful. They might not be as useful as staying home in a sterile, isolated room, but they are absolutely useful.