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Not true.

Author: Frank L (45905 Posts - Joined: Sep 20, 2007)

Posted at 1:11 pm on Aug 3, 2020

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Masks help prevent people from spreading the virus and offer some protection to the wearer. No one claims that they stop all aerosol drops.

Link: https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/how-face-masks-can-help-prevent-the-spread-of-covid-19-67646

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All of you bots who claim to want a faster recovery should be advocating for universal masking and [LINK] - Frank L - 9:29am 8/3/20 (36) [View All]
- You are quite the Karen. I’m sure you spend your - TampaIrish - 10:42am 8/3/20
  - Okay, how’s bout Morons? And you criticizing name calling is rich. [NT] - Frank L - 11:11am 8/3/20
    - Whatever name makes you feel better about being a Dem/Liberal. Your conversion - TampaIrish - 11:44am 8/3/20
      - You keep proving the point. [NT] - Frank L - 1:05pm 8/3/20
- How to make friends and influence people. - NedoftheHill - 9:57am 8/3/20
- WHO: "Widespread use of masks by healthy people in the community setting is not yet supported by - Cole - 9:55am 8/3/20
  - Not trying to influence them. They are unreachable. Pointing out their idiocy. [NT] - Frank L - 10:01am 8/3/20
    - "Pointing out their idiocy" via a post meant in reply to Ned. Brilliant. [NT] - Cole - 10:13am 8/3/20
      - Glad it makes you happy cupcake. Birx, Fauci, CDC all endorse universal masking. Be a moron. [NT] - Frank L - 10:19am 8/3/20
        Pelosi just hammered Birx. Do you agree with one of your favorites on - TampaIrish - 10:45am 8/3/20
        Wouldn't that be all the more reason for you to trust Birx? Pelosi is in favor of masks by the way. [NT] - Frank L - 11:08am 8/3/20
        You can continue to be a sheep. Make sure you have your goggles too. - TampaIrish - 11:41am 8/3/20
        You would know better. [NT] - Frank L - 1:06pm 8/3/20
        
        I seriously ran into a couple at Krogers that had on hazmat suits. Full garb. Top to bottom. [NT] - IrishMac - 12:08pm 8/3/20
- Are we risking prompting another Chris94 tutorial on "unmasking"? [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:46am 8/3/20
  - Everything has its price tag. [NT] - Frank L - 9:49am 8/3/20
- Goggles too. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 9:44am 8/3/20
- How exactly does masking of asymptomatic individuals do anything? Just humor me please. [NT] - IrishMac - 9:42am 8/3/20
  - Prevents spread. Are you saying asymptomatic people don’t spread the virus ? [NT] - Frank L - 9:43am 8/3/20
    - How do they spread it? [NT] - IrishMac - 9:53am 8/3/20
      - Same way symptomatic people do. [NT] - Frank L - 10:00am 8/3/20
        Well, they would be considered symptomatic then correct? [NT] - IrishMac - 10:23am 8/3/20
        Not unless they are feeling symptoms. [NT] - Frank L - 10:29am 8/3/20
        The point is, the primary method of transmission is from coughing, sneezing, etc... - IrishMac - 10:41am 8/3/20
        or talking loudly, singing, etc [NT] - 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