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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis
I don't think people understand what the facemasks are for during flu season, or in this case, the Covid-19 outbreak. The masks aren't there to stop the virus, per se; the utility of the masks is that they prevent people from touching their face. People, on average, unconsciously touch their face over 90 times per day--so if you use a doorknob that is infected, and then touch your face (mouth/nose area), that is a primary form of transmission.
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Not necessarily true. N95 masks definitely reduce the ability to get the virus. Surgical masks even give SOME resistance for droplets. The media frenzy giving off false information that masks do not help at all, is concerning. It's a blatant lie.