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Originally Posted by serialk11r
Well aerosol filtration is poor, but droplets can get caught in the media easily, so it does something. The less viruses you breathe in, the lower chance some of them are viable or something like that.
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Right, which is why a mask is 55% effective (and much of that has to do with preventing a person from touching their face).
How many people are sneezing uncovered within 6 feet of you? That's the danger. The danger mostly mitigated by the sick person wearing a mask.
I'm not saying a mask is ineffective, just that the people who most benefit are either contagious, or on frequent contact with sick people. Most of the other mitigation strategies don't require a mask (don't touch your face, don't get sneezed on within 6 feet).
A bandana for a healthy person is going to provide 95% efficacy as a mask.
I saw a woman at the grocery store breathing through her coat collar today. WTH.