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Originally Posted by coffeebean
I read the entire article. I'm not convinced that cloth masks are pretty much worthless for source control. I've seen YouTube videos which show (using infrared cameras) how droplets and aerosols are expelled from a person's mouth and nose when not wearing a mask while the person was breathing and speaking in a normal tone. That same person, wearing a cloth mask, breathing and speaking expelled what appeared to be 98% less droplets and aerosols. That video convinced me that cloth masks will help to slow the spread of this vile virus. Two people, wearing masks, speaking to each other and distanced by at least 6 feet, makes me feel safe. That is all I ask during a pandemic.
Dr. Fauci is a national treasure but I would not take every single thing he says as gospel. Personally, I see no reason not to go into a restaurant when social distancing is guaranteed and all servers wear masks. I know there is risk but that is a risk hubby and I are willing to take. Our "social circle" consists of the two of us so we never sit at a table larger than a two top.
Getting on an airplane? That is not a risk I'm willing to take and hubby is also agreeable with that. Hopefully, our safety radar will change in the future because we love to cruise. And.....that is another risk we are not willing to take even when cruise ships begin to sail. We will wait for an effective and safe vaccine before we get on an airplane or a cruise ship.
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I'm sorry but those youtube videos are worthless.
Here's a study of a meat processing plant in Germany where facemasks were mandatory. Everyone wore masks yet most within 8 meters of the mask wearing asymptomatic spreader were infected over 3 day period.
Investigation of a superspreading event preceding the largest meat processing plant-related SARS-Coronavirus 2 outbreak in Germany by Thomas Guenther, Manja Czech-Sioli, Daniela Indenbirken, Alexis Robitailles, Peter Tenhaken, Martin Exner, Matthias Ottinger, Nicole Fischer, Adam Grundhoff, Melanie Brinkmann :: SSRN
Look, masks help but are obviously not a guarantee of safety. That's why I choose not to go anywhere I might need one.