COVID Masks | Do Masks Help?

High in protein. My doctor says that is good and so did my dietician.

But neither of them told me it protects me from any virus.

 

By being in decent shape and eating a species appropriate diet. Stress reduction helps as well.

 

Then it sounds like you have a decent doctor. High protein and low carbs is definitely good.

Right again. That's because it doesn't.

 

You're really not looking to toughen blood cells but more to do with strengthening your immune system.. Sadly that may take a little getting sick from time to time Another protector would be t-cells..

 

Very good GMF, stress is a huge contributor to weak immune systems..

Kudo's to you and your approach!

 

I wouldn't even if they were wearing a mask, that would actual increase directional spread, sort of like a bullet compared to buckshot..

 

Either does the mask and as data shows now, not even the vaccine

 

If we only had a vaccine

 

That is not true, condoms work 100% if they are standard quality and not damaged.
Masks do not prevent airborne infection damaged or not damaged.

Desperate strawman from your side.

 

Masks do not stop viruses they actually accumulate them and then increase concentration of viruses in the room

 

Surgical mask isn't n95. This is a standard surgical mask: https://www.amazon.com/ECOGUARD-Dis...cphy=1014204&hvtargid=pla-1209804579242&psc=1

Surgical masks according to the study were 2-3 times as effective as cloth, and the study was barely powered to see the effect of surgical masks given study design issues. You cannot conclude cloth masks are ineffective from the study, just much less than surgical. Surgical masks prevented about 1/3 of deaths, as evidenced by covid symptom reduction in those over 60 (risk of death below 60 is very low). N95 is a higher level of protection than surgical masks, currently reserved for clinicians taking care of covid patients (or other riskier situations like active TB) because there aren't enough for everybody. Most clinicians going about their regular day wear surgical masks, not n95.

 

Actually the increase in surgical mask wearing compared to control reduced symptoms (and deaths) in those over 60 by 1/3. There was 42% compliance, not 100%. So the potential for greater reductions is there though compliance in over 60 was likely greater than young.

 

The test took that into account and the effect was too small to be statistically significant

 

You can get an N95 now. The seal is better on an N95 but the filtration rating is equivalent

 

Your condoms analogy for mask wearing would be like demanding all men have mammograms even though very few men get breast cancer. In other words, mask wearing is a useless and wasteful exercise, IMO, because, for example, mask wearing doesn't go far enough. Mask wearing does very little to prevent the spread of serious sickness from Covid infection.
For example, those who're highly susceptible to Covid still get Covid (and are in mortal peril) even when wearing the masks and the not so susceptible to Covid (school kids, for example) don't know they have Covid unless they're tested for Covid (in other words, Covid infection doesn't bother school kids all that much) even though they wear masks.

Then there's the useless, IMO, worrying about the spreading of number of cases of Covid. Useless especially when there are proper and effective quarantines and vaccinations in place. Examples of proper and effective quarantines would be quarantines isolating the Covid sick from the non-Covid sick and quarantines isolating the highly susceptible from the not so highly susceptible.

 

What's gonna cover the ears, the eyes the hands and the hair, for examples, from Covid?

 

Signals at RR crossings do not prevent some from crossing in front of the train, but for those who stopped, they are not killed by the train.
I understand my masks are no guarantee. I hate wearing a mask. I will pick and choose where I decide to wear one.

 

Ahh, the Emperor's New Clothes are stunning!!!!

 

Who would buy and use a product that gives them "mascne" and makes it difficult to breathe?

 

I am almost immune to stress. It is silly to allow life to make me cranky.

 

The goal of the masks is to stop the spread of Covid, not limit output. I'll wear a mask, and I did, if that goal is achievable. But after almost 2 years, it is becoming obvious that Covid is still spreading. So why wear it?

 

Yes, so much of the body is still exposed, to only focus on Masks or vaccines is missing the point.
I am vaccinated. I truly have more problems during wearing a mask due to the trapped Carbon Dioxide than not wearing a face covering. Then we touch our body, including our face, with the infected hands. Washing, while fine has not stopped the spread.

I have the N95 masks for my sake, not for others sakes. So long as I think I am safe, the mask will stay off.

 

Hard to do these day huh?

 

Even the Democrats posting are not about to make me cranky. If they could make me cranky, I would stop posting here.

 

Apparently a lot because the CDC and other “experts” spent a lot of time and effort telling people NOT to wear them. They would not have gone out of their way for almost two years telling people NOT to wear something nobody would wear voluntarily. The CDC and other “experts” are criminals, but they aren’t stupid.