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Originally Posted by Tblue
Indeed a very good video, but has anyone thought just maybe masks may be spreading this virus, just maybe? Yes the video is very good and does show how the virus is attached to moisture and captured by the mask. A very good thing. However how much virus is attached to moisture, how much just slips past the weave of the mask? In the video it shows air currents escaping around the mask, top, bottom and sides. That escaping air may contain moisture and the virus? Do not miss understand, yes the mask does stop some of the virus. But here is my issue with masks. Everyone fiddles with their mask, everybody, some wear it under the nose, how many people re-use their mask, how many place their used mask in their purse, pocket or console of their car? What is the proper way to dispose of a used mask? Who uses a new mask every time? Just a thought here, but any good that is done by stoping some of the virus in moister in the mask may just be voided by all the the things I mentioned and maybe just aiding to the spread of this virus. Masks on children is taking what I just mentioned to the extreme. I am not anti mask, but just maybe masks are aiding in spreading this virus.
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We have been told over and over to keep our hands away from our face. Touching the mask is actually preventing the fingers from touching the nose and mouth (if the mask is worn properly covering the nose and the mouth). Many people wear their mask just as a reminder to not touch their face.
We are also told to wash our hands frequently. That is just good hygiene which has to be reinforced more frequently to children. Children wearing a mask is a good way to keep them from touching their noses and mouth when masks are worn properly. They just have to be reminded by adults to wash their hands frequently.
IMHO, and that is just my opinion, germs, including the virus that causes Covid, are not being spread by masks. The masks, worn properly covering the nose and mouth, do their job by minimizing the projection of virus laden droplets and aerosols from an infected person's nose and mouth. Let's not forget, many people have no idea they are infected and can generously pass along the virus to others if they do not cover their nose and mouth.