The point is, the primary method of transmission is from coughing, sneezing, etc...

IrishMac 1684 posts Original UHND Member

Posted 10:41 am on Aug 3, 2020

If you are asymptomatic, you are not doing those things. If you are wise right now, you are not going around shaking hands either. So, the question still stands, what benefit is there of a asymptomatic person of wearing a mask?

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The point is, the primary method of transmission is from coughing, sneezing, etc... IrishMac 10:41am · 8/3/20
- or talking loudly, singing, etcNT ND_in_DRO 12:55pm · 8/3/20
- Uhm how about breathing? Something we do continuously with or without symptoms. How about talking, Frank L 11:10am · 8/3/20
  - Those are essentially aerosolized particles and your standard surgical or cloth mask is doing IrishMac 11:32am · 8/3/20
    - Not true.Link Frank L 1:11pm · 8/3/20
      - Did you actually read the last two paragraphs in the article?NT IrishMac 1:37pm · 8/3/20
        
        I did and again no one says it’s perfect. But with SD it helps. So you agree with the article?NT Frank L 1:39pm · 8/3/20
        
        I don't disagree with it. I wholeheartedly think they are overplaying masks though. Masks are IrishMac 3:03pm · 8/3/20
        
        I have yet to meet anyone who has a false sense of security when wearing a mask. Frank L 3:30pm · 8/3/20
        
        You must avoid Walmart... or just not watch people intentionally.NT IrishMac 3:34pm · 8/3/20
        
        Many people at Wally World have an eighth of a brain. Never go there.NT Frank L 3:41pm · 8/3/20
  - To fully protect, you need goggles too. iairishcheeks 11:14am · 8/3/20
    - I can't remember the last time someone sneezed or coughed near me. NedoftheHill 2:48pm · 8/3/20

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