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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]we all wore masks during the pandemic. fat lot that did us. maybe masks don't do as much as we assume they do. [/quote]

Before you can assess whether or not masks worked, you need to understand how masks work.

Masks tend to be better at protecting others from the wearer than protecting the wearer from others, by limiting the amount of contaminants from the wearer that are allowed into the air to begin with.  If there is a valve to allow you to exhale easier, it won’t catch your germs before they are released into the general air.  If you wear a mask below your nose, or as I occasionally saw, under your chin, the mask isn’t going to be effective in containing your germs.

In order for the wearer to be protected, they have to wear an N-95 or equivalent and ensure it’s sealed against the face.  If air is leaking around the edges, that air isn’t being filtered, meaning you aren’t protected from those germs. If the wearer takes it off to eat, drink, or for any other purpose, they’re exposed to whatever germs may be present, until the mask is again properly positioned.

Maybe you were extremely cautious, wearing the correct masks, correctly, without ever removing it in public, but I personally witnessed that “all” were NOT doing so. [/quote]

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