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Originally Posted by Luc582
I wear a mask purely as a courtesy to those that serve us and are mandated to wear a mask when working. Does the mask protects me? Not really. If someone sneezes or coughs near me, the micro spray generated would most likely reach my eyes, which are great recipients for any forms of microbes or virus traveling through the air. So a mask would not protect me. The debate of the masks has been used as a political tool by our politicians and media. Until the elections, we are doomed with such debate of mask pros and cons.
So if someone doesn’t wear a mask when entering a public building or any establishments, they are not courteous to those that serves them.
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If that person who is coughing and sneezing in your direction is wearing a mask, it will have a much better chance of filtering out the saliva droplets that could reach your eyes.
So you'll have a bunch of different types of protection going on, if EVERYONE complied:
You have a REDUCED RISK of someone spreading their disease to you because of THEIR mask, and a reduced risk of you receiving those droplets because of all the places likely for you to receive it: 2 eyes, 2 nostrils, 1 mouth - 3 of the 5 openings will have a form of filter covering them. If you normally wear glasses, then all 5 will have some form of filter or barrier protection on them.
It's not foolproof. It's not a preventative. It's a reduction of risk.