New draft MoCo Executive Order - masks

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please, someone post a link to an actual outbreak due to soccer functions in the DMV over the last year that actually proves the spread of CoVid??? I know of cases inside teams, both mine and others, but it has always been found to relate to the household.

The only one that comes close was the Potomac incident but that was found to be not related to soccer. None of there teammates were infected either.

At Bethesda Cup one girl was found infected, again not soccer related, and they canceled the boys tournament.

So it's been a year, and not a single problem with spread within a teams or tournaments nationwide. Yet some of you push for wearing masks while playing. I find your opinions and how you push 5% minoirty opinions on everyone. Please, please, please realize you represent an extremely small population of outdoor sports parents. The data and evidence does not back you up.

"While exercise is key to maintaining good health, adding a mask presents a slew of safety concerns. For starters, the face covering could restrict your air flow, says Lana V. Ivanitskaya, Ph.D., industrial-organizational psychologist and professor in the School of Health Sciences at Central Michigan University. “Mask tolerance is a bigger issue than people realize, especially for people with reduced lung function,” she says. “Physical exertion will make an otherwise tolerable mask intolerable” by causing breathing difficulty.

What's more, masks become wet when you wear them. This further adds to the discomfort by triggering sweat and nasal secretions—which will especially bother younger kids. Wet masks may also be less effective than dry masks in reducing airborne transmission of COVID-19.

And here's yet another issue: Wearing a mask can make people become fatigued faster than normal. “A mask will restrict airflow in and out of the mouth and nose, creating a situation where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange are compromised,” says Michael Figueroa, EdD, a professor and graduate director of kinesiology at William Paterson University of New Jersey. He explains that during physical activity, the body’s carbon dioxide levels rise, resulting in faster breathing and increased heart rate. The mask might trap some of this carbon dioxide inside. While levels are too low to cause poisoning, they could lead to fatigue."

“Fatigued faster”?!?!? NOOOOO!!!!! Not fatigued faster!!!!

No thank you, I’d rather have and give Covid than get fatigued faster.

OMG. Thanks so much for making me spit out my drink. This is too funny.

I'm sure the both of you look at the situation like "better safe than sorry". Unfortunately for you, there is absolutely zero evidence of spread NATIONWIDE due to soccer practices, games, or practices. None. Zip. Zero.

What I am trying to point out to you simpletons is the fact that your "safe than sorry" views should not be pushed on anybody else because, again, there is zero evidence. I don't have a problem if your kid wears a mask while playing but my kid and 95% of other kids should not be forced to wear a mask while playing just because it makes you feel better.

What you are attempting to do is no different than telling your kid who ate some Hot Dogs at a birthday party that they now need a colonoscopy. That's because Hot Dog's contain Nitrites that cause cancer in older adults, even though there is no evidence it causes cancer in kids. But you know, better safe than sorry! Then you proceed to try and push an agenda that ALL kids need a colonoscopy there after.

Like I said, no problem with your kid getting a colonoscopy, but don't force my kid to get one.

Good luck in your spring season if playing. Have your DC wear a mask while playing if you want, but don't be upset at teammates or opposing teams because....THERE IS NO EVIDENCE!

[Anonymous]

Masks can filter larger particles in the air, but carbon dioxide can easily be exhaled through the filters. Coronavirus particles are 120 nanometers, oxygen is 0.120 nanometers and carbon dioxide is 0.232 nanometers. The pore size in N95 masks is generally 100 to 300 nanometers, meaning the average single pore will allow 1667 oxygen molecules in and 862 carbon dioxide molecules out. Other masks have even larger pore sizes, so a mask can’t restrict oxygen or carbon dioxide flow. It doesn’t mean that the wearer does not feel restricted. However, the math and physics are not consistent with that feeling.

The mask is quite effective at blocking the droplets you are exhaling, coughing or sneezing. The average size of those droplets is 1,000 to 10,000 nanometers, so by wearing the mask, you prevent the droplets from entering into the air for someone else to inhale.

https://news.llu.edu/health-wellness/infectious-disease-physician-breaks-down-coronavirus-mask-myths


Coronavirus are attached to droplets and are not free floating....like oxygen or carbon dioxide.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please, someone post a link to an actual outbreak due to soccer functions in the DMV over the last year that actually proves the spread of CoVid??? I know of cases inside teams, both mine and others, but it has always been found to relate to the household.

The only one that comes close was the Potomac incident but that was found to be not related to soccer. None of there teammates were infected either.

At Bethesda Cup one girl was found infected, again not soccer related, and they canceled the boys tournament.

So it's been a year, and not a single problem with spread within a teams or tournaments nationwide. Yet some of you push for wearing masks while playing. I find your opinions and how you push 5% minoirty opinions on everyone. Please, please, please realize you represent an extremely small population of outdoor sports parents. The data and evidence does not back you up.

"While exercise is key to maintaining good health, adding a mask presents a slew of safety concerns. For starters, the face covering could restrict your air flow, says Lana V. Ivanitskaya, Ph.D., industrial-organizational psychologist and professor in the School of Health Sciences at Central Michigan University. “Mask tolerance is a bigger issue than people realize, especially for people with reduced lung function,” she says. “Physical exertion will make an otherwise tolerable mask intolerable” by causing breathing difficulty.

What's more, masks become wet when you wear them. This further adds to the discomfort by triggering sweat and nasal secretions—which will especially bother younger kids. Wet masks may also be less effective than dry masks in reducing airborne transmission of COVID-19.

And here's yet another issue: Wearing a mask can make people become fatigued faster than normal. “A mask will restrict airflow in and out of the mouth and nose, creating a situation where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange are compromised,” says Michael Figueroa, EdD, a professor and graduate director of kinesiology at William Paterson University of New Jersey. He explains that during physical activity, the body’s carbon dioxide levels rise, resulting in faster breathing and increased heart rate. The mask might trap some of this carbon dioxide inside. While levels are too low to cause poisoning, they could lead to fatigue."

“Fatigued faster”?!?!? NOOOOO!!!!! Not fatigued faster!!!!

No thank you, I’d rather have and give Covid than get fatigued faster.

OMG. Thanks so much for making me spit out my drink. This is too funny.

I'm sure the both of you look at the situation like "better safe than sorry". Unfortunately for you, there is absolutely zero evidence of spread NATIONWIDE due to soccer practices, games, or practices. None. Zip. Zero.

What I am trying to point out to you simpletons is the fact that your "safe than sorry" views should not be pushed on anybody else because, again, there is zero evidence. I don't have a problem if your kid wears a mask while playing but my kid and 95% of other kids should not be forced to wear a mask while playing just because it makes you feel better.

What you are attempting to do is no different than telling your kid who ate some Hot Dogs at a birthday party that they now need a colonoscopy. That's because Hot Dog's contain Nitrites that cause cancer in older adults, even though there is no evidence it causes cancer in kids. But you know, better safe than sorry! Then you proceed to try and push an agenda that ALL kids need a colonoscopy there after.

Like I said, no problem with your kid getting a colonoscopy, but don't force my kid to get one.

Good luck in your spring season if playing. Have your DC wear a mask while playing if you want, but don't be upset at teammates or opposing teams because....THERE IS NO EVIDENCE!

OMG. Thanks so much for making me spit out my drink....not because you’re funny but your stupidity.

[Anonymous]

OMG. Thanks so much for making me spit out my drink....not because you’re funny but your stupidity.


How did the 5 masks you are wearing hold up to that? Did you have to throw them out afterwards? Curious minds want to know!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please, someone post a link to an actual outbreak due to soccer functions in the DMV over the last year that actually proves the spread of CoVid??? I know of cases inside teams, both mine and others, but it has always been found to relate to the household.

The only one that comes close was the Potomac incident but that was found to be not related to soccer. None of there teammates were infected either.

At Bethesda Cup one girl was found infected, again not soccer related, and they canceled the boys tournament.

So it's been a year, and not a single problem with spread within a teams or tournaments nationwide. Yet some of you push for wearing masks while playing. I find your opinions and how you push 5% minoirty opinions on everyone. Please, please, please realize you represent an extremely small population of outdoor sports parents. The data and evidence does not back you up.

"While exercise is key to maintaining good health, adding a mask presents a slew of safety concerns. For starters, the face covering could restrict your air flow, says Lana V. Ivanitskaya, Ph.D., industrial-organizational psychologist and professor in the School of Health Sciences at Central Michigan University. “Mask tolerance is a bigger issue than people realize, especially for people with reduced lung function,” she says. “Physical exertion will make an otherwise tolerable mask intolerable” by causing breathing difficulty.

What's more, masks become wet when you wear them. This further adds to the discomfort by triggering sweat and nasal secretions—which will especially bother younger kids. Wet masks may also be less effective than dry masks in reducing airborne transmission of COVID-19.

And here's yet another issue: Wearing a mask can make people become fatigued faster than normal. “A mask will restrict airflow in and out of the mouth and nose, creating a situation where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange are compromised,” says Michael Figueroa, EdD, a professor and graduate director of kinesiology at William Paterson University of New Jersey. He explains that during physical activity, the body’s carbon dioxide levels rise, resulting in faster breathing and increased heart rate. The mask might trap some of this carbon dioxide inside. While levels are too low to cause poisoning, they could lead to fatigue."

“Fatigued faster”?!?!? NOOOOO!!!!! Not fatigued faster!!!!

No thank you, I’d rather have and give Covid than get fatigued faster.

OMG. Thanks so much for making me spit out my drink. This is too funny.

I'm sure the both of you look at the situation like "better safe than sorry". Unfortunately for you, there is absolutely zero evidence of spread NATIONWIDE due to soccer practices, games, or practices. None. Zip. Zero.

What I am trying to point out to you simpletons is the fact that your "safe than sorry" views should not be pushed on anybody else because, again, there is zero evidence. I don't have a problem if your kid wears a mask while playing but my kid and 95% of other kids should not be forced to wear a mask while playing just because it makes you feel better.

What you are attempting to do is no different than telling your kid who ate some Hot Dogs at a birthday party that they now need a colonoscopy. That's because Hot Dog's contain Nitrites that cause cancer in older adults, even though there is no evidence it causes cancer in kids. But you know, better safe than sorry! Then you proceed to try and push an agenda that ALL kids need a colonoscopy there after.

Like I said, no problem with your kid getting a colonoscopy, but don't force my kid to get one.

Good luck in your spring season if playing. Have your DC wear a mask while playing if you want, but don't be upset at teammates or opposing teams because....THERE IS NO EVIDENCE!

We’ve had several games this fall called off because the opposing team had Covid cases. Haven’t had one game where both teams wore masks called off.

Curious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please, someone post a link to an actual outbreak due to soccer functions in the DMV over the last year that actually proves the spread of CoVid??? I know of cases inside teams, both mine and others, but it has always been found to relate to the household.

The only one that comes close was the Potomac incident but that was found to be not related to soccer. None of there teammates were infected either.

At Bethesda Cup one girl was found infected, again not soccer related, and they canceled the boys tournament.

So it's been a year, and not a single problem with spread within a teams or tournaments nationwide. Yet some of you push for wearing masks while playing. I find your opinions and how you push 5% minoirty opinions on everyone. Please, please, please realize you represent an extremely small population of outdoor sports parents. The data and evidence does not back you up.

"While exercise is key to maintaining good health, adding a mask presents a slew of safety concerns. For starters, the face covering could restrict your air flow, says Lana V. Ivanitskaya, Ph.D., industrial-organizational psychologist and professor in the School of Health Sciences at Central Michigan University. “Mask tolerance is a bigger issue than people realize, especially for people with reduced lung function,” she says. “Physical exertion will make an otherwise tolerable mask intolerable” by causing breathing difficulty.

What's more, masks become wet when you wear them. This further adds to the discomfort by triggering sweat and nasal secretions—which will especially bother younger kids. Wet masks may also be less effective than dry masks in reducing airborne transmission of COVID-19.

And here's yet another issue: Wearing a mask can make people become fatigued faster than normal. “A mask will restrict airflow in and out of the mouth and nose, creating a situation where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange are compromised,” says Michael Figueroa, EdD, a professor and graduate director of kinesiology at William Paterson University of New Jersey. He explains that during physical activity, the body’s carbon dioxide levels rise, resulting in faster breathing and increased heart rate. The mask might trap some of this carbon dioxide inside. While levels are too low to cause poisoning, they could lead to fatigue."

“Fatigued faster”?!?!? NOOOOO!!!!! Not fatigued faster!!!!

No thank you, I’d rather have and give Covid than get fatigued faster.

OMG. Thanks so much for making me spit out my drink. This is too funny.

I'm sure the both of you look at the situation like "better safe than sorry". Unfortunately for you, there is absolutely zero evidence of spread NATIONWIDE due to soccer practices, games, or practices. None. Zip. Zero.

What I am trying to point out to you simpletons is the fact that your "safe than sorry" views should not be pushed on anybody else because, again, there is zero evidence. I don't have a problem if your kid wears a mask while playing but my kid and 95% of other kids should not be forced to wear a mask while playing just because it makes you feel better.

What you are attempting to do is no different than telling your kid who ate some Hot Dogs at a birthday party that they now need a colonoscopy. That's because Hot Dog's contain Nitrites that cause cancer in older adults, even though there is no evidence it causes cancer in kids. But you know, better safe than sorry! Then you proceed to try and push an agenda that ALL kids need a colonoscopy there after.

Like I said, no problem with your kid getting a colonoscopy, but don't force my kid to get one.

Good luck in your spring season if playing. Have your DC wear a mask while playing if you want, but don't be upset at teammates or opposing teams because....THERE IS NO EVIDENCE!

We’ve had several games this fall called off because the opposing team had Covid cases. Haven’t had one game where both teams wore masks called off.

Curious.

That's fine but the you are still missing the point. No outbreak has been recorded due to outdoor soccer related activities in over a year.

Not sure what club you are at but I am guessing Fairfax County. You are probably a teacher for Fairfax County as well.

We played in Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Never had any games canceled due to CoVid nor have we had a single case on our team. Also, never played against a team where more than two players had a face mask on.

Always to two sides to every story. Here is an interesting study for you. Summer Day Camps monitored all summer, over 6,000 kids. 19 total infections, 10 kids and 9 adults. Only two cases were possibly related to the camp itself. Yet no mass outbreak. Ohhhhhh, the horror. Kids are around each for 6 hours a day and still no outbreak. Still no issue.

"The Duke University team identified just 10 children and nine staff members with confirmed infections. Only two patients were possibly infected at camp, while all of the other patients were infected outside of camp, according to the study published online Feb. 3 in the journal Pediatrics."

And further more...

"Last month, another Duke University team reported that transmission of the coronavirus in schools was rare. They tracked 11 school districts in North Carolina over nine weeks of in-person teaching.

There were 773 community-acquired infections among school children and staff, but only 32 infections were acquired within schools. There were no cases of child-to-adult transmission within the schools, according to that study, also published in Pediatrics."

And a link for you this time.
https://consumer.healthday.com/b-2-4-very-little-spread-of-coronavirus-at-kids-day-camps-study-2650267738.html

Have a great weekend! Make sure to wear 500 masks on your face if you go out!

[Anonymous]

One more thing.

"In addition, the risk of death or other bad outcomes is low for children. Between March and October of 2020, among those between the ages of five and 14, the risk of dying of Covid-19 in the United States was 1 in 1,000,000. To put that in perspective, in that same age group during non-Covid times, the risk of suicide is 10 times higher. For young adults ages 15 to 24, the risk of dying from Covid19 was 9.9 in 1,000,000, and they are also generally 10 times more likely to commit suicide."

[Anonymous]

Exactly what camp did Duke cite?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One more thing.

"In addition, the risk of death or other bad outcomes is low for children. Between March and October of 2020, among those between the ages of five and 14, the risk of dying of Covid-19 in the United States was 1 in 1,000,000. To put that in perspective, in that same age group during non-Covid times, the risk of suicide is 10 times higher. For young adults ages 15 to 24, the risk of dying from Covid19 was 9.9 in 1,000,000, and they are also generally 10 times more likely to commit suicide."

Has anyone died from playing soccer wearing a mask?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Masks can filter larger particles in the air, but carbon dioxide can easily be exhaled through the filters. Coronavirus particles are 120 nanometers, oxygen is 0.120 nanometers and carbon dioxide is 0.232 nanometers. The pore size in N95 masks is generally 100 to 300 nanometers, meaning the average single pore will allow 1667 oxygen molecules in and 862 carbon dioxide molecules out. Other masks have even larger pore sizes, so a mask can’t restrict oxygen or carbon dioxide flow. It doesn’t mean that the wearer does not feel restricted. However, the math and physics are not consistent with that feeling.

The mask is quite effective at blocking the droplets you are exhaling, coughing or sneezing. The average size of those droplets is 1,000 to 10,000 nanometers, so by wearing the mask, you prevent the droplets from entering into the air for someone else to inhale.

https://news.llu.edu/health-wellness/infectious-disease-physician-breaks-down-coronavirus-mask-myths


Coronavirus are attached to droplets and are not free floating....like oxygen or carbon dioxide.

Well except that the virus also spreads as an aerosol, and those particles are NOT large enough to be blocked by the mask. And in fact droplets trapped by the mask can in fact be subsequently aerosolized so the mask could actually make things worse.

My point here is that there are lots of theories about why masks might work or not work, The only way to find out is to do a scientific experiment under controlled circumstances with people randomly selected into two groups. That has been done a total of fifteen times for respiratory viruses over the last three decades, including once now for covid.

In every single such trial the result has been that wearing cloth masks has resulted in no measurable difference in rates of infection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One more thing.

"In addition, the risk of death or other bad outcomes is low for children. Between March and October of 2020, among those between the ages of five and 14, the risk of dying of Covid-19 in the United States was 1 in 1,000,000. To put that in perspective, in that same age group during non-Covid times, the risk of suicide is 10 times higher. For young adults ages 15 to 24, the risk of dying from Covid19 was 9.9 in 1,000,000, and they are also generally 10 times more likely to commit suicide."

People who die of Covid often have underlying conditions.

Kids who commit suicide also have underlying conditions.

While suicide is tragic unlike catching Covid, suicide is ultimately a choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Masks can filter larger particles in the air, but carbon dioxide can easily be exhaled through the filters. Coronavirus particles are 120 nanometers, oxygen is 0.120 nanometers and carbon dioxide is 0.232 nanometers. The pore size in N95 masks is generally 100 to 300 nanometers, meaning the average single pore will allow 1667 oxygen molecules in and 862 carbon dioxide molecules out. Other masks have even larger pore sizes, so a mask can’t restrict oxygen or carbon dioxide flow. It doesn’t mean that the wearer does not feel restricted. However, the math and physics are not consistent with that feeling.

The mask is quite effective at blocking the droplets you are exhaling, coughing or sneezing. The average size of those droplets is 1,000 to 10,000 nanometers, so by wearing the mask, you prevent the droplets from entering into the air for someone else to inhale.

https://news.llu.edu/health-wellness/infectious-disease-physician-breaks-down-coronavirus-mask-myths


Coronavirus are attached to droplets and are not free floating....like oxygen or carbon dioxide.

Well except that the virus also spreads as an aerosol, and those particles are NOT large enough to be blocked by the mask. And in fact droplets trapped by the mask can in fact be subsequently aerosolized so the mask could actually make things worse.

My point here is that there are lots of theories about why masks might work or not work, The only way to find out is to do a scientific experiment under controlled circumstances with people randomly selected into two groups. That has been done a total of fifteen times for respiratory viruses over the last three decades, including once now for covid.

In every single such trial the result has been that wearing cloth masks has resulted in no measurable difference in rates of infection.

Has wearing a mask killed anyone playing soccer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Please, someone post a link to an actual outbreak due to soccer functions in the DMV over the last year that actually proves the spread of CoVid??? I know of cases inside teams, both mine and others, but it has always been found to relate to the household.

The only one that comes close was the Potomac incident but that was found to be not related to soccer. None of there teammates were infected either.

At Bethesda Cup one girl was found infected, again not soccer related, and they canceled the boys tournament.

So it's been a year, and not a single problem with spread within a teams or tournaments nationwide. Yet some of you push for wearing masks while playing. I find your opinions and how you push 5% minoirty opinions on everyone. Please, please, please realize you represent an extremely small population of outdoor sports parents. The data and evidence does not back you up.

"While exercise is key to maintaining good health, adding a mask presents a slew of safety concerns. For starters, the face covering could restrict your air flow, says Lana V. Ivanitskaya, Ph.D., industrial-organizational psychologist and professor in the School of Health Sciences at Central Michigan University. “Mask tolerance is a bigger issue than people realize, especially for people with reduced lung function,” she says. “Physical exertion will make an otherwise tolerable mask intolerable” by causing breathing difficulty.

What's more, masks become wet when you wear them. This further adds to the discomfort by triggering sweat and nasal secretions—which will especially bother younger kids. Wet masks may also be less effective than dry masks in reducing airborne transmission of COVID-19.

And here's yet another issue: Wearing a mask can make people become fatigued faster than normal. “A mask will restrict airflow in and out of the mouth and nose, creating a situation where oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange are compromised,” says Michael Figueroa, EdD, a professor and graduate director of kinesiology at William Paterson University of New Jersey. He explains that during physical activity, the body’s carbon dioxide levels rise, resulting in faster breathing and increased heart rate. The mask might trap some of this carbon dioxide inside. While levels are too low to cause poisoning, they could lead to fatigue."

“Fatigued faster”?!?!? NOOOOO!!!!! Not fatigued faster!!!!

No thank you, I’d rather have and give Covid than get fatigued faster.

OMG. Thanks so much for making me spit out my drink. This is too funny.

I'm sure the both of you look at the situation like "better safe than sorry". Unfortunately for you, there is absolutely zero evidence of spread NATIONWIDE due to soccer practices, games, or practices. None. Zip. Zero.

What I am trying to point out to you simpletons is the fact that your "safe than sorry" views should not be pushed on anybody else because, again, there is zero evidence. I don't have a problem if your kid wears a mask while playing but my kid and 95% of other kids should not be forced to wear a mask while playing just because it makes you feel better.

What you are attempting to do is no different than telling your kid who ate some Hot Dogs at a birthday party that they now need a colonoscopy. That's because Hot Dog's contain Nitrites that cause cancer in older adults, even though there is no evidence it causes cancer in kids. But you know, better safe than sorry! Then you proceed to try and push an agenda that ALL kids need a colonoscopy there after.

Like I said, no problem with your kid getting a colonoscopy, but don't force my kid to get one.

Good luck in your spring season if playing. Have your DC wear a mask while playing if you want, but don't be upset at teammates or opposing teams because....THERE IS NO EVIDENCE!

OMG. Thanks so much for making me spit out my drink....not because you’re funny but your stupidity.

You spat all over the place and then called the other guy stupid. That's what I call a compelling argument.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Masks can filter larger particles in the air, but carbon dioxide can easily be exhaled through the filters. Coronavirus particles are 120 nanometers, oxygen is 0.120 nanometers and carbon dioxide is 0.232 nanometers. The pore size in N95 masks is generally 100 to 300 nanometers, meaning the average single pore will allow 1667 oxygen molecules in and 862 carbon dioxide molecules out. Other masks have even larger pore sizes, so a mask can’t restrict oxygen or carbon dioxide flow. It doesn’t mean that the wearer does not feel restricted. However, the math and physics are not consistent with that feeling.

The mask is quite effective at blocking the droplets you are exhaling, coughing or sneezing. The average size of those droplets is 1,000 to 10,000 nanometers, so by wearing the mask, you prevent the droplets from entering into the air for someone else to inhale.

https://news.llu.edu/health-wellness/infectious-disease-physician-breaks-down-coronavirus-mask-myths


Coronavirus are attached to droplets and are not free floating....like oxygen or carbon dioxide.

Well except that the virus also spreads as an aerosol, and those particles are NOT large enough to be blocked by the mask. And in fact droplets trapped by the mask can in fact be subsequently aerosolized so the mask could actually make things worse.

My point here is that there are lots of theories about why masks might work or not work, The only way to find out is to do a scientific experiment under controlled circumstances with people randomly selected into two groups. That has been done a total of fifteen times for respiratory viruses over the last three decades, including once now for covid.

In every single such trial the result has been that wearing cloth masks has resulted in no measurable difference in rates of infection.

Has wearing a mask killed anyone playing soccer?

As far as I know not a full-on mortem. However, I have two students who now can’t play because of lung damage. Their careers definitely died.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Masks can filter larger particles in the air, but carbon dioxide can easily be exhaled through the filters. Coronavirus particles are 120 nanometers, oxygen is 0.120 nanometers and carbon dioxide is 0.232 nanometers. The pore size in N95 masks is generally 100 to 300 nanometers, meaning the average single pore will allow 1667 oxygen molecules in and 862 carbon dioxide molecules out. Other masks have even larger pore sizes, so a mask can’t restrict oxygen or carbon dioxide flow. It doesn’t mean that the wearer does not feel restricted. However, the math and physics are not consistent with that feeling.

The mask is quite effective at blocking the droplets you are exhaling, coughing or sneezing. The average size of those droplets is 1,000 to 10,000 nanometers, so by wearing the mask, you prevent the droplets from entering into the air for someone else to inhale.

https://news.llu.edu/health-wellness/infectious-disease-physician-breaks-down-coronavirus-mask-myths


Coronavirus are attached to droplets and are not free floating....like oxygen or carbon dioxide.

Well except that the virus also spreads as an aerosol, and those particles are NOT large enough to be blocked by the mask. And in fact droplets trapped by the mask can in fact be subsequently aerosolized so the mask could actually make things worse.

My point here is that there are lots of theories about why masks might work or not work, The only way to find out is to do a scientific experiment under controlled circumstances with people randomly selected into two groups. That has been done a total of fifteen times for respiratory viruses over the last three decades, including once now for covid.

In every single such trial the result has been that wearing cloth masks has resulted in no measurable difference in rates of infection.

Has wearing a mask killed anyone playing soccer?

As far as I know not a full-on mortem. However, I have two students who now can’t play because of lung damage. Their careers definitely died.

Because of a mask? Ok, sure